across the board

Значение

affecting everyone or everything, with no exceptions

Касающийся всех и всего, без исключений.

Примеры

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.

Грамматика

Обычно после глагола или существительного: cut prices across the board. Перед существительным пишется через дефис: an across-the-board pay rise.