walk over
Idioms-
See walk all over .
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Defeat easily, as in We walked over them in that practice game but don't know how we'll do in the real thing . [Second half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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An interactive map and film take visitors through the battle, telling us that it was an “important loss” for the Americans, proving that the British couldn’t just walk over us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Frankie was staying at Megan's home in Hyde when during a walk over the playing fields the Cavapoo bolted at the sudden bang of a nearby firework.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
Where: Palisades Park on Ocean Avenue Event notes: Event hosts say parking is available at the beach parking lots and attendees can walk over the Montana Avenue or Idaho Avenue bridge to the rally.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
Back when Masum Momaya was a curator at the Smithsonian, she would occasionally leave her office and take the short walk over to the National Museum of Asian Art for a quick break.
From Slate • Aug. 22, 2025
They lived in the Southview Apartments, but decided today that they would walk over to Rogers Street because that's where Sandra White lived.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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