Walk

You’re watching Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for January 4.

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Today’s word is walk, spelled w-a-l-k.

walk /wɔːk $ wɒːk/ verb

walking on air idiom

: feeling very happy

After he won the election, he was walking on air.

On my first day, I earned $190, and I was walking on air.

walk the walk idiom

informal

: to do the things that one says one will do

As the saying goes, "Don't talk the talk unless you can walk the walk!"

People are motivated by leaders who actually walk the walk.

walk in on phrasal verb

to enter a room and interrupt (someone or something)

He walked in on me when I was getting dressed.

She walked in on the meeting.

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