walk

cock of the walk: seecock.

the ghost walks: seeghost.

(try to) run before you can walk: seerun.

walk all over

1 defeat easily.

2 take advantage of. informal

walk before you can run grasp the basic skills before attempting something more difficult.

walk the boards: see tread the boards atboard.

walk the chalk have your sobriety tested.

☞ A traditional method of ascertaining whether someone is sober or not is to see whether they can walk along a line chalked on the ground without wobbling.

walk free: seefree.

a walk in the park something very easy or trouble-free. informal

2001Film Inside Out She acts her socks off and yet the zany quality, that was a walk in the park for Hepburn, seems like a struggle for her.

walk it achieve a victory easily. informal

walk someone off their feet (or legs) exhaust a person with walking.

walk of life the position within society that a person holds or the part of society to which they belong as a result of their job or social status.

walk on air: seeair.

walk on eggs (or eggshells) be extremely cautious about your words or actions.

walk the plank: seeplank.

walk your (or the) talk suit your actions to your words. informal, chiefly North American

☞ This expression is also found as walk the walk, and elaborations are frequent, such as 'He can talk the talk, but can he walk the walk?'

walk tall feel justifiable pride. informal

2012Daily Telegraph With such a major world player like this in Edinburgh, an independent Scotland really could walk tall.

walk Matilda: see waltz Matilda atMatilda.