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Walk the Plank (theatre company)
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Etymology
A possibly fictional punishment practised by pirates, the victim is made to walk off the end of a plank projecting from the side of a ship, tantamount to forcing one to commit suicide.
Verb
walk the plank
- To be forced to resign from a position in an organization
- After I was caught selling company secrets, I'm not surprised they made me walk the plank.