across the board

المعنى

affecting everyone or everything, with no exceptions

يشمل الجميع أو كل شيء دون استثناء.

أمثلة

1. 1The company announced a five per cent pay rise across the board.
2. 2Prices have gone up across the board, from bread to bus fares.
3. 3Our exam marks improved across the board: every single subject went up.
4. 4Will the new tax affect families across the board, or only those on high incomes?
5. 5Staff across the board were given an extra day's holiday this year.

القواعد

يأتي عادة بعد فعل أو اسم: cut prices across the board. وقبل الاسم يكتب بشرطات: an across-the-board pay rise.