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walks on the wild side

walks on the wild side is the plural of walk on the wild side.

walks on the wild side is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk on the wild side.

Meaning of walk on the wild side

Noun

walk on the wild side (plural walks on the wild side)

  1. (idiomatic) An occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.
    • [S]he is drawn inexorably into the shady, but dangerously exciting world of one of her patients, a compulsive gambler. Her walk on the wild side leads her to a low-life gambling den, The House of Games.1988 March 4, Alasdair Marshall, “World of Films: High Stakes and Low Life”, in Evening Times, UK, retrieved 20 Jun 2013

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Questions about walks on the wild side

What is walks on the wild side the plural of?
Walks on the wild side is the plural of walk on the wild side.

Words near walks on the wild side in the dictionary

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

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