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walk of life
Idioms and Phrases
A trade, profession, or occupation, as in He'll do well in whatever walk of life he chooses . This expression uses walk in the sense of “line of work.” [c. 1800]Example Sentences
Over the past two weeks Francis had done what he had always done, received visitors and met people from every walk of life.
Russia's restrictive laws on dissent have ensnared people from all walks of life.
I’d met them across all walks of life: former high school classmates, friends from college, former colleagues, mutual friends, family friends, people I’ve met at shows, work conferences and bachelorette parties.
And I'm very, very lucky because there aren't many people in politics or in other walks of life that manage to do the job that they've always dreamed of perhaps.
“He brings people from all walks of life together with his unique perspective and charisma. He really is the glue.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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