walk of life
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3.4
- noun
- /wɔk ʌv laɪf/
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ámbito
- 'They came from all walks of life.
- people from all walks of life
- come from all walks of life
- heroes from all walks of life
Their team helps people from all walks of life achieve better sleep.
- Their team helps people from all walks of life achieve better sleep.
- People experience it all the time, people from all walks of life.
- No matter what age and what walk of life you are in.
- Nobody has ever achieved anything big in business or in any walk of life without courage.
- And I welcome anybody from any stripe and any walk of life.
- Yes, Kevin McCarthy will have people from all walks of life.
- And you have to build relationships understanding that you don't know the walk of life of each individual.
- I've I've represented thousands of people, both genders, in all walks of life.
- Because yes, there's corrupt people and they they're greedy, they're flawed in all walks of life.
- So you obviously worked with incredible people, very successful people from all walks of life.
- No, no, no, no, but but I'm saying people of all walks of life, but just mostly white.
- We all from poor, from poor to rich to all walks of life, people.
Examples
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There are people from all walks of life who I count as friends.
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And I think people from all walks of life are really interested.
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Getting along with others is important to success in every walk of life.
Academic text (1992) -
Their team helps people from all walks of life achieve better sleep.
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People from different walks of life see different things.
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I learned not only about myself, but also about people from all walks of life.
Academic text (2017) -
And I think for all of us, in all walks of life, in fact, we're stronger together.
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This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace.
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Respondents come from all walks of life and represent every age group, occupation, race, religion, and income level.
Academic text (1993) -
People from all walks of life gathered to celebrate the festival together.
Synonyms
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7.3
Different kinds of life or jobs people have
Surface Forms
Morphology
The expression is partially derivable: 'walk' can be understood metaphorically as a 'way' or 'path' and combined with 'life' this suggests someone's way of living or social sphere. However, the conventionalized sense referring specifically to occupation/background/social position is somewhat idiomatic and may not be fully predictable for a B1 learner who has not seen the phrase, so it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Walk of life may come from a simple picture: people moving along different paths or roads, each path showing a different walk and kind of life. So it now means 'a person's job, background, or social position'.