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walk of life en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) An occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.
   • Nor is it good for the name of the railway industry that skilled men should have to put in so much overtime to keep up financially with the Joneses in other walks of life. 1962 February, “Talking of Trains: Signalmen's rewards”, in Modern Railways, page 82:
   • Folks in our neighborhood come from every walk of life, prince and pauper, investor and janitor.

Forms

Relateds

lifepath · way of life

Translations (25)

fi elämänala (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · cmn 各個階層 /各个阶层 (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · oc mitan (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · ko 직업 (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · fr horizon (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · ko 사회 계층 (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · bg кръг (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · pl ścieżka życia (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · es condición vital (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · sh sfera života (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · es condición social (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · fi elämäntapa (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · it estrazione sociale (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · bg по́прище (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · ko 신분 (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · cmn 各界人士 (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · cmn 各行各業 /各行各业 (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · oc ambient (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · es clase social (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · oc condicion (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · ru о́браз жи́зни (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · bg заная́т (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · fi ammatti (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · ru заня́тие (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) · fr milieu (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle)