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take a walk

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  1. Leave abruptly, walk out. For example, If she's rude again I'm just going to take a walk, or The director would not put up with tantrums and ordered the young actress to take a walk. [Colloquial; late 1800s] Also see take a hike.


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If I had 10 to 20 minutes to log my tasks into the app, then I had 10 to 20 minutes to journal, take a walk, or clean my apartment.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

She says he told her she looked stressed and suggested they take a walk outside to "calm her nerves".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Edenwald’s aging residents had long treated Goucher as an extension of their own campus—a place to take a walk or enjoy a cup of coffee in the student cafe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

We have friends who live in Highland Park, so we’d visit them and we’d all take a walk to Donut Friend, and eat the donuts at the little park nearby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

We’ll take a walk or share a tropical smoothie.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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