walk of life
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Meaning · English
A person's profession, position, or situation in life
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
nghề nghiệp, vị trí hoặc tình huống trong cuộc sống của một người
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Literally: a path or course of one's life
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
One saw women from all walks of life marching in hope of a better future, for themselves and for their countries.
All across the board, we get kids from every walk of life.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “walk of life” mean?
A person's profession, position, or situation in life Literally: a path or course of one's life
Is “walk of life” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.