walk it

idiom

informal
1
: to go to a place by walking
"Should we take the car?" "It's not that far. Let's just walk it."
2
British : to do something successfully and easily
It's an easy exam. You'll walk it.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Bradish attempted to walk it off as Hyde and head athletic trainer Brian Ebel visited the mound, but he was quickly pulled after throwing one warmup pitch and limped off the field. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023 Wash it down with a Heineken or Carlsberg, then walk it off. Claire Stern, ELLE, 17 Mar. 2023 The first person to walk it was a singer/songwriter, James Ian, dressed in a flashy suit with a howling wolf embroidered in beadwork on the back. Matthew Herper, STAT, 21 Sep. 2022 To live in the city was to walk it. Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022 During his first appearance as a game analyst on the YES Network, Carlos Beltran twice referenced his happiness that Judge had extended his time in the Bronx, only to walk it back on the air. Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022 Curry, who got entangled with Boston’s Marcus Smart, initially tried to walk it off during a timeout but eventually went back to the locker room. C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2022 Dua Lipa can talk it, walk it, sing it, dance it. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2022 Last week against the Twins, with one out, runners on second and third, and a tie game in the ninth, Verdugo had a chance to walk it off by putting the ball in play. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021 See More

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“Walk it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20it. Accessed 6 Jun. 2023.

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