Idiom
walk the floor
Meaning
To pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He walks the floor when he feels nervous.”
“She walked the floor all night while waiting for the important news from the hospital.”
“Unable to find peace of mind, he walked the floor for hours, agonizing over the difficult decision he had to make by morning.”
Examples
simple
“He walks the floor when he feels nervous.”
contextual
“She walked the floor all night while waiting for the important news from the hospital.”
complex
“Unable to find peace of mind, he walked the floor for hours, agonizing over the difficult decision he had to make by morning.”
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