across the board

뜻

affecting everyone or everything, with no exceptions

예외 없이 모든 사람이나 대상에 두루.

예문

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.

문법

보통 동사나 명사 뒤에 쓴다: cut prices across the board. 명사 앞에서는 하이픈으로 연결한다: an across-the-board pay rise.