walk all over someone Definition

walk
verb walked, walking

intr
1. To move along in some direction on foot, moving one's feet alternately and always having one or other foot on the ground.

Thesaurus: go on foot, stride, amble, stroll, trek, traipse, saunter, tread, hike, perambulate, promenade, tramp, trudge, hoof it (slang).
2. To do this for exercise.
intr
3. To go or travel on foot.
4. To travel (a distance) by walking.
5. To go about (the streets or countryside, etc) on foot; to ramble.
6. To lead, accompany or support (someone who is on foot).
7. To take (a dog) out for exercise.
intr
8. old use
To live one's life or behave in a specified manner.
Example: walk in fear
intr
9. colloq
To disappear or go away; to be stolen.
Example: my pen has walked
tr & intr
10. Said of a ghost: to roam or haunt.

noun

1. The motion, or pace of walking.

Thesaurus: stride, gait, tread, pace, step, saunter.
2. An outing or journey on foot, especially for exercise.

Thesaurus: stroll, saunter, ramble, hike, trek.
3. A perambulation in procession.
4. A distance walked or for walking.
5. A person's distinctive manner of walking.
6. A path, especially a broad one; a promenade.

Thesaurus: path, trail, sidewalk (US, pavement, pathway, footpath, track, promenade, street.
7. A route for walking.
8. A tree-bordered avenue.
9. A walk of life.
10. A district or round walked by a postman, policeman or hawker, etc.

Idiom: walk all over someone

colloq
To treat them inconsiderately or arrogantly; to take advantage of them.

Idiom: walk it

colloq
To succeed or win easily.

Idiom: walk on air

To feel euphoric and light-hearted; to be elated.

Idiom: walk tall

colloq
To be proud; to have and show self-respect.

Idiom: walk the plank

See under plank.

Idiom: walk the streets

To wander about aimlessly, or in search of work.

To be a prostitute.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wealcan.

Phrasal Verb: walk away from someone

To outdistance them.

Phrasal Verb: walk away from something

To ignore or abandon (a commitment or responsibility, etc).To escape unhurt from (an accident, etc).

Phrasal Verb: walk away with something

To win (a prize or reward) effortlessly.

Phrasal Verb: walk into something

To collide or meet with (eg a joke) unexpectedly.To involve oneself in trouble or difficulty through one's own unwariness.

Phrasal Verb: walk off

Said of a person or animal: to depart.

Phrasal Verb: walk off something

To get rid of (unpleasant thoughts or feelings, etc) by walking.

Phrasal Verb: walk off with something

To win (a prize or reward) effortlessly.To steal it.

Phrasal Verb: walk out

Said of factory workers, etc: to leave the workplace in a body, in declaration of a strike. See also walkout.To depart abruptly, especially in protest.

Phrasal Verb: walk out on someone

To abandon or desert them.

Phrasal Verb: walk out with someone

To court someone of the opposite sex.

Phrasal Verb: walk over

To cross or traverse.To win an uncontested race.To have an easy or effortless victory or success. See also walkover.