a stage actor who most recently trod the boards at the Sydney Opera House as Hamlet
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the boards in American English
the stage (of a theater)
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Examples of 'the boards' in a sentence
the boards
Careful to avoid the boards she knew were loose, she tiptoed down the landing to the bathroom.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2001)
She lifts her hands from the boards, unable to bear the heat.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2001)
Once from behind the boards I saw my brother... Jeremy is fifteen.
Jack Kerley THE HUNDREDTH MAN (2001)
All related terms of 'the boards'
tread the boards
to act in plays on the stage
go by the board
If something goes by the board , it is rejected or ignored , or is no longer possible.
chairman of the board
the chief officer of a business corporation , elected by its board of directors and charged with the supervision and management of high-level affairs of the company, as making corporate policy or approving actions of the president and vice presidents
secretary to the board
the secretary to the board of directors ; company secretary
back to the drawing board
If you say that you will have to go back to the drawing board , you mean that something which you have done has not been successful and that you will have to start again or try another idea .