walk all over
To dominate a person or a group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Don't let your boss walk all over you.”
“She finally stood up for herself because she was tired of her coworkers walking all over her.”
“He realized that by remaining silent during every meeting, he had allowed his colleagues to walk all over him and ignore his professional contributions.”
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ball and Chalk
[Cockney slang]walk
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cake walk
Something extremely easy.
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cock of the walk
A proud or conceited person.
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crawl before one walks
To learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level.
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in a walk
Easily; without difficulty.
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learn to walk before one can run
Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.
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perp walk
The intentional public display before news cameras of a person in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the effectiveness of the authorities, or shaming the person.
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take a long walk on a short pier
Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
Last updated August 10, 2026