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walk

walk

70 7.3
Different kinds of life or jobs people have
  • noun
  • /wɔk/
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  • There are people from all walks of life who I count as friends.
  • walks of life
  • people from all walks
  • come from all walks

I'm not one to want to judge people's walk spiritually, all right?

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Examples

  • I try to include celebrities from all walks of life in my collection.

    Academic text (1998)
  • I learned not only about myself, but also about people from all walks of life.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And you know, people can be happy with any walk they they choose.

  • I mean, many people in politics and in other walks do have it to a level.

  • And I think for all of us, in all walks of life, in fact, we're stronger together.

  • Creative people in any walk of life have a tendency to be odd.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Citizens, parents, my fellow countrymen in all walks of life, now is the time for action.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In these assemblies, people of all walks were to meet as equals to discuss and resolve local issues.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Five individuals from differing backgrounds in various walks of life, all assembled here, now, to take part in something extraordinary and unprecedented in his unholy name.

  • They came from all walks of life, showing the diversity of the community.

Synonyms

walk of life
vswalk
33 3.4

The job, background, or place in society a person has

stresses the broader way of life and social class rather than just job

Idioms

walk in the park
  • Informal
16 1.0

An easy task that needs little effort

10 6.7

To be very careful not to upset someone

to walk the line
  • Informal
5 6.8

Keep a careful balance between different demands and views

4 7.7

To be in a difficult situation where you must be very careful to avoid failure or trouble

To seem perfect and able to do anything

Leave a dangerous situation without getting hurt

To start with simple tasks before trying harder ones

To do two simple things at the same time

1 8.2

To do risky, adventurous things outside your usual life

To say someone is the most outstanding person who has ever lived

To feel very happy and excited

1 8.7

To move with bent arms and a stiff posture like the dance from the song

Start with basic skills before trying harder tasks

7.1

To hurry to do something so you do not miss a good chance

To tell someone to go away in a rude, angry way

Imagine being the other person to understand their feelings and situation

To start a journey into the unknown that brings adventure and personal change

To be in a very dangerous situation where a small mistake causes big harm

Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation

To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure

Compounds

33 3.4

The job, background, or place in society a person has

14 1.0

A short time spent moving on foot in a place without a clear destination

walk-on
  • Jargon
11 6.8

A small acting role in a play, film, or TV show that usually has no spoken lines

8 3.9

A small room you can enter to store clothes or change

5 3.5

A person who arrives without an appointment to get a service

space walk
  • Specialized
5 4.9

A time when an astronaut leaves a spacecraft to work outside in space

4 4.2

An inspection where people go through a place to check for problems

4 5.3

Close enough to reach on foot, like a shop or school

3 3.5

A place or service you can use without an appointment

3 5.6

A building with several floors and no elevator where you must use stairs

2 3.5

A covered passage through the ground floor of a building

2 3.6

A step-by-step guide that shows how to do something

walk-through
  • Jargon
2 5.1

A rehearsal where actors read scripts and practice stage movements

1 3.7

Large enough to enter and use for storing clothes or changing

1 9.5

A small railed platform on a house roof used to watch ships at sea

random walk
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A process where a number changes by random steps, like particle motion or price changes

walk-on
  • Jargon
1 7.3

An acting part that has no spoken lines

cake walk
  • Informal
1 1.3

A very easy task that needs little effort

1 9.9

Money given during elections to get people to vote for a candidate or pay small local costs

walk-in
  • Literature
1 7.5

An expected easy victory in an election or contest

walk-in
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A person who comes to a government to give secret information or ask to stay in the country

A home in a building with no elevator that you reach by stairs

An awkward way of moving with uneven, jerky steps

A walk outside when the sun is setting and the light is fading

A slow relaxed walk while you make a short tune with your mouth

Surface Forms

walk singular
walks plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember walks of life is to think of different 'paths' in life, because walk was used for a 'way' or 'path'. So people from different walks of life are from different paths or kinds of life.