walk all over

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, all, over.

“He walked all over the Lakes region that Summer.”

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Meanings

verbwalk all over (third-person singular simple present walks all over, present participle walking all over, simple past and past participle walked all over)

present singular third person walks all over · participle present walking all over · participle past walked all over · past walked all over

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, all, over.

    He walked all over the Lakes region that Summer.

  2. colloquialidiomatictransitiveTo dominate a person or a group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role.

    They don't lie down before their husbands and let them walk all over them.

    1913, Robert Herrick, One woman's life, page 104
  3. colloquialidiomatictransitiveTo easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.

    Part V: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score: You just can't let your opponents walk all over you!

    2006, Eddie Kantar, Bridge for Dummies, page 4
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