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take a walk on the wild side

take a walk on the wild side is the alternative form of walk on the wild side.

Meaning of walk on the wild side

Verb

walk on the wild side (third-person singular simple present walks on the wild side, present participle walking on the wild side, simple past and past participle walked on the wild side)

  1. (idiomatic) To behave in an adventurous, risky, or morally questionable manner.
    • L.A. Confidential . . . walks on the wild side with brief and startling violence, fleeting nudity, sexual situations and redolent seamy details.1997 September 19, Janet Maslin, “Film Review: The Dark Underbelly of a Sunny Town”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Jun 2013

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Forms of take a walk on the wild side

third-person singular presenttakes a walk on the wild side
present participletaking a walk on the wild side
pasttook a walk on the wild side
past participletaken a walk on the wild side

Questions about take a walk on the wild side

What is take a walk on the wild side the alternative form of?
Take a walk on the wild side is the alternative form of walk on the wild side.

Words near take a walk on the wild side in the dictionary

  1. take a turn
  2. take a turn for the better
  3. take a turn for the worse
  4. take a view
  5. take a walk
  6. take a walk on the wild side
  7. take a walkout powder
  8. take a whack at
  9. take a whiz
  10. take a whizz
  11. take a wicket

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