How to pronounce “walk the plank”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (historical, also figurative) On an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into the ocean and drown, used as a method of killing.
• (idiomatic) To be forced to resign from a position in an organization.

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