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walked the walk

walked the walk is the simple past and past participle of walk the walk.

Meaning of walk the walk

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.
    • When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, he talks the talk, but it remains to be seen if he can walk the walk.

Questions about walked the walk

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

Words near walked the walk in the dictionary

  1. walked the hospitals
  2. walked the line
  3. walked the plank
  4. walked the streets
  5. walked the talk
  6. walked the walk
  7. walked through
  8. walked turkey
  9. walked with
  10. walkedst
  11. walkee

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