to be on the boards
1the boards — ► WORKPLACE examinations given by some business organizations in the US: »The best strategy for passing the boards is to study early and often. Main Entry: ↑board …
2the boards — The stage (of a theatre) …
3To enter on the boards — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …
4the boards — informal the stage of a theatre. → board …
5On the Boards — This article is about the performing arts organisation in Seattle. For the rock music album by Taste, see On the Boards (album). On The Boards/Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance (2007) On the Boards (OtB) is a non profit contemporary… …
6Under the Boards — Infobox Album Name = Under the Boards Type = studio Artist = Saves The Day Released = October 30, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock, emo Length = 37:37 Label = Vagrant Producer = Marc Hudson, Eric Stenman, Saves the Day Reviews =… …
7On the Boards (album) — On the Boards Studio album by Taste Released January 1970 …
8tread the boards — phrasal or tread the stage : to act as a stage player : perform a part in a drama * * * tread the boards To act on stage • • • Main Entry: ↑tread * * * tread the boards humorous phrase …
9So You Want To Tread The Boards — Infobox Book name = So you Want To Tread The Boards title orig = translator = image caption = author = Jennifer Reischel illustrator = cover artist = Sean Gladwell country = flagicon|England England language = English series = subject =… …
10chairman of the boards — (hockey) a player who controls play along the boards In the 1970s Doug was chairman of the boards for the Hawks …