I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hard day’s work/walking/skiing etc
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There’s a sauna where you can relax after a hard day’s skiing.
a skiing/camping/walking etc holiday
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They went on a camping holiday in France.
a walking/cycling/sightseeing etc tour
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a cycling tour of Cornwall
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We met on a coach tour in Italy.
the walking wounded (= people who have been injured but are well enough to walk )
walking bus
walking papers
walking stick
walking/hiking boots
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In the mountains you’ll need some strong walking boots.
walking/riding/farming etc country
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To the east is an area of rich farming country.
within (easy) walking distance (= near enough to walk to easily )
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There are lots of restaurants within walking distance.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice
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He was on thin ice before.
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It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.
be walking on air
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On my first day, I earned $190, and I was walking on air.
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Martha felt that she was walking on air and when she entered the kitchen, Annie looked up.
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She felt as though she was walking on air.
give sb their walking papers
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Gentle exercise such as walking is as valid when you are old as it is when you are young.
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He missed wandering about the corridors but the thought of walking made his feet throb and ache even more.
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People don't know how hard walking is when you really think about it.
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Streamlined for swimming, much of the energy used in walking is squandered on side-to-side motion.
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They consisted of a single twisted path, built for ritual walking , running and processions.
II. adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be walking on air
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On my first day, I earned $190, and I was walking on air.
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Martha felt that she was walking on air and when she entered the kitchen, Annie looked up.
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She felt as though she was walking on air.
be walking/floating on air
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Martha felt that she was walking on air and when she entered the kitchen, Annie looked up.
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She felt as though she was floating on air .
give sb their walking papers
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He had woken from his walking death a while before, in the middle of a quote from Coriolanus.
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Remember to wear walking shoes, and to stay on the marked footpaths as accidents have occurred.
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She was often a kind of walking heap of assorted woollies.