dandruff. I don’t know anybody with
galloping dandruff—I hope.walking on rocky socksmod. alcohol in-
toxicated. She’s sort of walking on rocky
socks. He looks like he’s walking on rocky
socks.
walking papersn. a notice of being fired,
released, divorced, etc. I hope I don’t
get my walking papers today. I need this
job. Well, I got my walking papers to-
day.
walking wounded 1. n. soldiers who are
injured but still able to walk. (Standard
English.) There were enough walking
wounded to start another division.
Many of the walking wounded helped with
the more seriously injured cases. 2. n. a
person who is injured—mentally or
physically—and still able to go about
daily life. The outpatient clinic was
filled with the walking wounded. 3. n. stu-
pid people in general. Most of network
programming seems to be aimed at the
walking wounded of our society.
walk on eggs and walk on thin icein.
to walk very cautiously; to be in a very
precarious position. I have to remem-
ber that I’m walking on eggs when I give
this speech. Careful with ideas like that.
You’re walking on thin ice.
walk on sunshinen. to be really happy.
I’m in love and I’m walking on sun-
shine.
walk on thin iceGo to walk on eggs.
walkovern. an easy victory; an easy task.
(From sports.) The game was a walk-
over. No problem. Learning the com-
puter’s operating system was no walkover
for me.
walk softin. to take it easy; to be gentle
and humble. I try to walk soft and not
rock the boat. The guy’s a tyrant. He
walks soft just to mislead people.
walk tallin. to be brave and self-assured.
(See also stand tall.) I know I can walk
tall because I’m innocent. You go out on
that stage and walk tall. There is no rea-
son to be afraid.
walletn. a college student’s father and fi-
nancial source. My wallet won’t send
me another penny this semester. Why
don’t you tell your wallet you are starving?wall-eyedmod. alcohol intoxicated.
Wow, is he ever wall-eyed! Who’s the
wall-eyed guy carrying the ham sandwich?wallflowern. a shy person. Clare was
sort of a wallf lower until she graduated.
Don’t be a wallf lower. Come to the recep-
tion.wall jobn. a car—in the shop for repairs—
which is parked against the wall with no
repairs done. (The customer is charged
anyway.) Places like those we surveyed
may charge hundreds of dollars for what
they call “wall jobs.” Okay, Lefty, the
caddy looks like another wall job. Throw
some plastic over it, and we’ll call the old
girl and tell her it needs parts.wallop[“wal@p] 1. n. a hard blow. She
planted a hard wallop on his right shoul-
der. I got quite a wallop when I walked
into the door. 2. tv. to strike someone or
something hard. I walloped him hard
on the shoulder, but he kept on laughing.
The door swung open and walloped me
in the back. 3. n. influence; pull; clout.
The gal has a lot of wallop in city hall.
I don’t have enough wallop to make that
kind of demand.wallpapern. worthless checks. (Under-
world.) This f limf lam artist has spread
a lot of wallpaper in her day. The feds
followed a trail of wallpaper from St. Louis
to San Francisco and made the pinch.walls have earstv. Someone may be lis-
tening. (Sometimes with the.) Talk
softly. Walls have ears. The walls have
ears, so be careful about what you say.wall-to-wallmod. expansive and compre-
hensive. (From wall-to-wall carpeting.)
The guy doesn’t exactly have wall-to-wall
generosity. Old Tom is wall-to-wall hos-
tility these days. What’s wrong?waltzn. an easy task. The job was a waltz.
We did it in a day. The coach promised
them that the game would be a waltz.walking on rocky socks