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walked on the wild side

walked on the wild side is the simple past and past participle 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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Questions about walked on the wild side

What is walked on the wild side the simple past and past participle of?
Walked on the wild side is the simple past and past participle of walk on the wild side.

Words near walked on the wild side in the dictionary

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

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