walk the gangplank

Verb

walk the gangplank (third-person singular simple present walks the gangplank, present participle walking the gangplank, simple past and past participle walked the gangplank)

1. Synonym of walk the plank.
   • I couldn't figure out whether Porterfield was being patient, a rare occurrence, or whether he was cleverly setting me up to walk the gangplank of my career.2001, Richard Haddock, The Ninth Sabbat
   • Then he made Lumpy Lawson the Ship's Cook, Bald Ben his First Mate, and told the twins he would make them walk the gangplank.2009, Jeremy Strong, The Indoor Pirates

   Synonyms:

   walk the plank

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, gangplank.
   • We walk the gangplank together, locked arm in arm.2008, Kaiser Kuo, The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006