walk on the wild side
An occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He decided to walk on the wild side and quit his job.”
“During their vacation in a foreign city, they decided to walk on the wild side and explore the dangerous parts of town.”
“After years of living a predictable and cautious life, she felt a sudden, desperate urge to walk on the wild side and abandon her responsibilities for a night.”
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a wild goose never laid a tame egg
Most things are inherited and predetermined.
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ball and Chalk
[Cockney slang]walk
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bright side
A consoling aspect of a difficult situation.
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butter one's bread on both sides
To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
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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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err on the side of
To behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward.
Last updated August 10, 2026