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walks on broken glass

walks on broken glass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk on broken glass.

Meaning of walk on broken glass

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To do everything possible to achieve something, even if it involves great risk or discomfort.
    • “We’ve got a lot of players not playing domestic football week in, week out. What is it? Is it the crest on their chest that makes them raise their game? It must be. It’s playing for Wales. It’s powerful and everybody would walk on broken glass to get into this squad. Credit goes to the players.”2021 June 16, Ben Fisher, “Robert Page hails Gareth Bale’s courage after captain drives Wales to victory”, in The Guardian

Questions about walks on broken glass

What is walks on broken glass the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Walks on broken glass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk on broken glass.

Words near walks on broken glass in the dictionary

  1. walks off
  2. walks off the job
  3. walks off with
  4. walks on
  5. walks on air
  6. walks on broken glass
  7. walks on by
  8. walks on eggshells
  9. walks on sunshine
  10. walks on the wild side
  11. walks on water

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