waltz.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).

waltz Matilda see MATILDA .

waltzer n. [G Walzer f. walzen revolve]

waltz.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).

waltz Matilda see MATILDA .

waltzer n. [G Walzer f. walzen revolve]

waltz.html - See: WIN IN A WALK.

waltz.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."/

waltz.html - See: WALK OVER.

waltz.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.