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Idiom idiom

walk through


To explain (something) to (someone), step by step.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“Can you walk me through these instructions?”

CONTEXTUAL

“The manager sat down with the new employee to walk her through the daily office procedures.”

COMPLEX

“Before the presentation, the lead engineer walked the board members through the complex technical specifications of the new design.”


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    ball and Chalk

    [Cockney slang]walk

  2. 02

    cake walk

    Something extremely easy.

  3. 03

    cock of the walk

    A proud or conceited person.

  4. 04

    crawl before one walks

    To learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level.

  5. 05

    in a walk

    Easily; without difficulty.

  6. 06

    learn to walk before one can run

    Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.

  7. 07

    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.

  8. 08

    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