all walks of life »
All professions, lifestyles or social classes.
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back into »
To back up or walk backwards and hit something.
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break a sweat »
January 2008, The Age - Walkovers blaze a trail for women's equal-pay theory.
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cock of the walk »
A proud or conceited person.
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cock of the walk »
W:The Pogues - w:The Irish Rover.
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come out »
To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.
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eat the wind »
To take a walk.
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fall for »
To be fooled; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick.
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hit one's stride »
When walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace.
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kick up »
Into the air while running or walking or driving.
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legwork »
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
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perp walk »
The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.
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pound the pavement »
To travel on foot; to walk or run.
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put one foot in front of the other »
To walk, decomposed to stress the fundamentality of the task.
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run up »
Of a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.
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sea legs »
The ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.
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shanks' mare »
One's own legs used for walking; to "travel by shanks' mare" or "ride on shanks' mare" is to walk to your destination.
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shanks' nag »
Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.
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shuffle »
A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
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shuffle »
An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
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step on a rake »
To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face.
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stretch one's legs »
To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.
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take a walk in the snow »
See walk in the snow.
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thieve out »
To walk out of a place stealthily.
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valley of the shadow of death »
Valleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.
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walk a tightrope »
To undertake a precarious course of action.
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walk and chew gum at the same time »
To do something very easy.
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walk around »
To walk with no real planned destination, but to just walk, to meander "around".
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walk away from »
To abandon or leave; to shun.
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walk in on »
To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering.
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walk in the park »
A recreational walk in a park.
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walk in the park »
Something easy or pleasant, especially by comparison to something.
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walk in the snow »
An occasion when a momentous career decision is made, especially a decision to resign or retire.
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walk into »
To collide with.
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walk into »
To fall into .
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walk into »
meet with unwittingly
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walk it off »
To deal with an negative emotional event without complaint; to take it like a man.
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walk it off »
To walk or pace in order to relieve a pain or cramp.
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walk on eggshells »
To be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.
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walk on eggshells »
To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.
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walk out »
To stage a walkout or strike.
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walk out »
To leave suddenly, especially as a form of protest.
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walk out on »
To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.
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walk the line »
To behave in an authorized or socially accepted manner, especially as prescribed by law or morality; to exercise self-control.
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walk the line »
To maintain an intermediate position between contrasting choices, opinions, etc..
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walk the line »
To mark or secure a boundary by walking along it.
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walk the line »
To participate in the procession at a graduation ceremony; to graduate.
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walk the plank »
To be forced to resign from a position in an organization.
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walk the talk »
To do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises. To walk one's talk is to be innocent of hypocrisy.
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walk the walk »
Act competently, like an expert.
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walked out on »
To abandoned; to desert
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walked out on »
To abandoned; to desert
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walked out on »
To abandoned; to desert
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walking on air »
very happy
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whistle walk »
The path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.
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