walk

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walk definition


  1. n.
    something easy. (Always with a in this sense. See also cakewalk; sleepwalk.) : That game was a walk!
  2. in.
    to walk out on someone; to quit a job. : They had a big fight, and he walked.
  3. in.
    to walk away from something unharmed. : It couldn't have been much of an accident. Both drivers walked.
  4. in.
    to get out of prison; to get off from a criminal charge. (Underworld.) : They thought they had Spike on a vice rap, but he walked.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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walk

In addition to the idioms beginning with walk, also see cock of the walk; hands down (in a walk); worship the ground someone walks on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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