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walk on the wild side

walk on the wild side noun: an occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.

Noun

walk on the wild side (plural walks on the wild side)

  1. (idiomatic) An occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.
    • [S]he is drawn inexorably into the shady, but dangerously exciting world of one of her patients, a compulsive gambler. Her walk on the wild side leads her to a low-life gambling den, The House of Games.1988 March 4, Alasdair Marshall, “World of Films: High Stakes and Low Life”, in Evening Times, UK, retrieved 20 Jun 2013
    • Thanks to the likes of James Bond, the trappings of spy-dom have long attracted jealous eyes and vivid imaginations of many who long for a walk on the wild side of espionage.2011 December 9, “Shhh...Spy-Worthy Homes for Sale”, in Forbes, retrieved 20 Jun 2013

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
    • GM rolled the dice on a lifestyle vehicle that promised only modest sales. . . . That's the risk GM took when it decided to walk on the wild side.2000 December 17, “GM's Aztek: Born To Be A Little Too Wild”, in Businessweek, retrieved 20 Jun 2013

walk on the wild side meaning in Bengali

walk on the wild side in Bengali

দুঃসাহসিক

Synonyms of walk on the wild side

Forms of walk on the wild side

Noun
pluralwalks on the wild side
Verb
third-person singular presentwalks on the wild side
present participlewalking on the wild side
past participlewalked on the wild side
pastwalked on the wild side

Questions about walk on the wild side

What does walk on the wild side mean?
Walk on the wild side means an occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.
What is walk on the wild side in Bengali?
Walk on the wild side in Bengali is দুঃসাহসিক. See Walk on the wild side meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is walk on the wild side?
Walk on the wild side can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of walk on the wild side?
The plural of walk on the wild side is walks on the wild side.

Words near walk on the wild side in the dictionary

  1. walk on broken glass
  2. walk on by
  3. walk on eggshells
  4. walk on one's lower lip
  5. walk on sunshine
  6. walk on the wild side
  7. walk on water
  8. walk one's chalks
  9. walk one's shots
  10. walk out
  11. walk out on

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