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Traditional English :: waltz
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walts.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a dance in triple time performed by couples who rotate and progress round the floor.
2 the usu. flowing and melodious music for this. --v. 1 intr. dance a waltz.
2 intr. (often foll. by in, out, round, etc.) colloq. move lightly, casually, with deceptive ease, etc. (waltzed in and took first prize).
3 tr. move (a person) in or as if in a waltz, with ease (was waltzed off to Paris). waltzer n. [G Walzer f. walzen revolve] |
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English Idioms :: walk
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walts.html - See: WIN IN A WALK. |
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English Idioms :: walk a tightrope
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walts.html - {v. phr.} To be in a dangerous or awkward situation where one cannot afford to make a single mistake. * /"When we landed on the moon in 1969," Armstrong explained, "we were walking a tightrope till the very end."/ |
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English Idioms :: walk all over
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walts.html - See: WALK OVER. |
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English Idioms :: walk of life
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walts.html - {n. phr.} Way of living; manner in which people live. * /Many rich people have yachts; people in their walk of life can afford them./ * /The banker did not want his son to marry a girl in a different walk of life./ * /People from every walk of life enjoy television./ Compare: THE TRACKS. |
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English Idioms :: walk off with
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walts.html - {v.} 1. To take and go away with; take away; often: steal. * /When Father went to work, he accidentally walked off with Mother's umbrella./ * /How can a thief walk off with a safe in broad daylight?/ 2. To take, get, or win easily. * /Jim walked away with all the honors on Class Night./ * /Our team walked off with the championship./ |
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