walk on
To join a college sports team without being recruited for it.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He hopes to walk on to the basketball team this year.”
“Because he was not recruited in high school, he decided to walk on to the university football team.”
“Despite the intense competition for roster spots, the determined athlete successfully managed to walk on to the varsity soccer team after a grueling tryout process.”
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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