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walk on the wild side en · NOUN
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(idiomatic) An occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.
Thanks to the likes of James Bond, the trappings of spy-dom have long attracted jealous eyes and vivid imaginations of many who long for a walk on the wild side of espionage.
2011 December 9, “Shhh...Spy-Worthy Homes for Sale”, in Forbes, retrieved 20 Jun 2013:[S]he is drawn inexorably into the shady, but dangerously exciting world of one of her patients, a compulsive gambler. Her walk on the wild side leads her to a low-life gambling den, The House of Games.
1988 March 4, Alasdair Marshall, “World of Films: High Stakes and Low Life”, in Evening Times, UK, retrieved 20 Jun 2013:
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walk on the wild side en · VERB
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(idiomatic) To behave in an adventurous, risky, or morally questionable manner.
L.A. Confidential . . . walks on the wild side with brief and startling violence, fleeting nudity, sexual situations and redolent seamy details.
1997 September 19, Janet Maslin, “Film Review: The Dark Underbelly of a Sunny Town”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Jun 2013:GM rolled the dice on a lifestyle vehicle that promised only modest sales. . . . That's the risk GM took when it decided to walk on the wild side.
2000 December 17, “GM's Aztek: Born To Be A Little Too Wild”, in Businessweek, retrieved 20 Jun 2013:
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take a walk on the wild side