across the board

意味

affecting everyone or everything, with no exceptions

例外なく全体に及んで.

例文

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.

文法

通常は動詞や名詞の後に置く：cut prices across the board。名詞の前ではハイフンでつなぐ：an across-the-board pay rise