take t h e walk

take t h e walk
   American
   to be judicially killed
   The walk to the electric chair:
    The little Frenchman would take the walk shortly before Halloween. (King, 1996)
   To take a walk means no more than to depart:
    In Pittsburgh I'd have told him to take a walk. (McBain, 1994)

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  • walk — 1 verb 1 MOVE ALONG (I) to move along putting one foot in front of the other: We must have walked ten miles today. (+ along/around/up etc): How long does it take to walk into town? | walk down the street | walk back/home: Marcus and I walked back …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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