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walk the chalk

walk the chalk verb: to keep a correct course in manners or morals.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To keep a correct course in manners or morals.

Synonyms of walk the chalk

Forms of walk the chalk

third-person singular presentwalks the chalk
present participlewalking the chalk
past participlewalked the chalk
pastwalked the chalk

Questions about walk the chalk

What does walk the chalk mean?
Walk the chalk means to keep a correct course in manners or morals.
What part of speech is walk the chalk?
Walk the chalk is a verb.
What is the past tense of walk the chalk?
The past tense of walk the chalk is walked the chalk.

Words near walk the chalk in the dictionary

  1. walk Spanish
  2. walk tall
  3. walk the beat
  4. walk the boards
  5. walk the cat back
  6. walk the chalk
  7. walk the chalk line
  8. walk the chalk mark
  9. walk the dog
  10. walk the floor
  11. walk the gangplank

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