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walk the plank
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(Expression) A perhaps-non-existent pirate mode of execution. Victims were supposedly blindfolded, hands tied together, and prodded to walk outward on a board suspended over the sea.(Expression) Metaphorically, to take the blame for, willingly or unwillingly. To be the fall guy.
Usage: John Dean was supposed to be the sole one to walk the plank for the Nixon Administration's crimes.
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WALDEESSED
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Waldo
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WALGA
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Walk the talk
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Walkathon
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WALDEESSED
waldeinsamkeit
Waldo
waldos
Waldwick
WALE
WALGA
walk
Walk down the aisle
walk down the middle aisle
walk in the park
walk queer street
walk the dog
walk the middle aisle
walk the pavement
walk the plank
walk the streetsWalk the talk
walk through the valley of love
walk tight
walk with a lisp
walk with somebody
walk-in
walk-up
walk-up fuck
Walkathon
walker
Walkerized
walking
walking dream
walking hard-on
walking old one-eye