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.
Examples of walk it in a Sentence
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Miami has its relief pitching to thank as freshman Nick Robert and seventh-year senior Drew Dwyer snuffed the Highlanders’ bats late in the game to give UM a chance to walk it off in the ninth.
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Luke Sims, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
Alexis lightly nodded in affirmation, only to walk it back a few moments later.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 June 2023
Finding that line, let alone convincing a studio to walk it, can be enormously challenging.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
Then, walk it all off with a stroll through Petite Venise's Quai de Poissonniers, considered to be the most photogenic street in the city.
—Elly Leavitt, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2023
The premiere’s red carpet even got bumped up an hour early so that cast members could walk it and promote the film without interfering with a potential strike.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 July 2023
Enter Email Sign Up The comment irked Trump’s allies, setting off an urgent effort by McCarthy to walk it back.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
Dodgers walk it off with a 5-4 victory over the White Sox in 11 innings June 15, 2023 Left-hander Caleb Ferguson kept the score tied in the top of the 11th by striking out Burger, getting Andrew Vaughn to fly to center and Yasmani Grandal to ground to third.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
Take Musk’s decision to label news organizations such as NPR, PBS, and the BBC as state-affiliated—only to walk it back on the advice of his biographer, Walter Isaacson.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
Luke Sims, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
Alexis lightly nodded in affirmation, only to walk it back a few moments later.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 June 2023
Finding that line, let alone convincing a studio to walk it, can be enormously challenging.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
Then, walk it all off with a stroll through Petite Venise's Quai de Poissonniers, considered to be the most photogenic street in the city.
—Elly Leavitt, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2023
The premiere’s red carpet even got bumped up an hour early so that cast members could walk it and promote the film without interfering with a potential strike.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 July 2023
Enter Email Sign Up The comment irked Trump’s allies, setting off an urgent effort by McCarthy to walk it back.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
Dodgers walk it off with a 5-4 victory over the White Sox in 11 innings June 15, 2023 Left-hander Caleb Ferguson kept the score tied in the top of the 11th by striking out Burger, getting Andrew Vaughn to fly to center and Yasmani Grandal to ground to third.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
Take Musk’s decision to label news organizations such as NPR, PBS, and the BBC as state-affiliated—only to walk it back on the advice of his biographer, Walter Isaacson.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
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“Walk it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20it. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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