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walking all over

walking all over is the present participle and gerund of walk all over.

Meaning of walk all over

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, all, over.
    • He walked all over the Lakes region that Summer.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) To dominate a person or a group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role.
    • They don't lie down before their husbands and let them walk all over them.1913, Robert Herrick, One woman's life, page 104
  3. (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) To easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.
    • Part V: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score: You just can't let your opponents walk all over you!2006, Eddie Kantar, Bridge for Dummies, page 4

Questions about walking all over

What is walking all over the present participle and gerund of?
Walking all over is the present participle and gerund of walk all over.

Words near walking all over in the dictionary

  1. walking a straight line
  2. walking advert
  3. walking advertisement
  4. walking advertisements
  5. walking adverts
  6. walking all over
  7. walking and chewing gum at the same time
  8. walking around
  9. walking away
  10. walking away from
  11. walking away with

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