across the board

Nghĩa

affecting everyone or everything, with no exceptions

Áp dụng cho tất cả, không có ngoại lệ.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Thường đứng sau một động từ hoặc danh từ: cut prices across the board. Khi đứng trước danh từ thì có gạch nối: an across-the-board pay rise.