what does it mean to "walk on someone"?
Moritz Möhrke
I have been looking for the definition of "walking on someone" in several
dictionaries but was unable to find one. Does it have anything to do with
feelings?
I appreciate any comments.
-Moritz.
Spehro Pefhany
> Hi,
>
> I have been looking for the definition of "walking on someone" in several
> dictionaries but was unable to find one. Does it have anything to do with
> feelings?
As you wrote it, it's not an idiomatic expression, except perhaps for what
those little Japanese masseuses might do on one's back.
There is "walk all over someone", which means to treat with contempt,
impling some kind of high-handed action, and the "don't tread on me" of
the US Marines. ( You can find a definition close to the above under
"walk" at http://www.bartleby.com )
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AWILLIS957
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I've never heard of it. But that's not saying anything.
The expressions "he stepped on his feelings" and "he trod on his feelings" are
the nearest to it that I can think of, as far as feelings are concerned.
We also say "he walked all over him" to mean he completely crushed him. That
could be in a fight, an argument or a game. It is slang, though.
Albert Peasemarch.
masakim
Moritz Möhrke wrote:
>
> I have been looking for the definition of "walking on someone"
> in several dictionaries but was unable to find one. Does it have
> anything to do with feelings?
From _Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs_ (1983) by Rosemary
Courtney:
walk on v prep
2 to treat (someone) inconsiderately; be inconsiderate of (someone's
feelings): ... "Why do you let him walk on you like that all the
time?" "It's difficult not to walk on her feelings, as her sensitivity
is so much finer than other people's."
"Use Me" by Bill Withers [No. 93 of Top 100 Billboard Hits of 1972]
My friends feel it's their appointed duty
They keep trying to tell me all you want to do is use me
But my answer yeah to all that use me stuff
Is I wanna spread the news that if it feels this good getting used
Oh you just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up
My brother sit me right down and he talked to me
He told me that I ought not to let you just walk on me
And I'm sure he meant well yeah but when our talk was through
I said brother if you only knew you'd wish that you were in my shoes
You just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up
Regards,
masakim
Nehmo Sergheyev
Spehro Pefhany
There is "walk all over someone", which means to treat with contempt,
impling some kind of high-handed action,
Nehmo
In my experience, "walk all over someone" means to take advantage of
someone.
If you try to act as your own attorney, the prosecutors will walk all
over you, idiot.
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* Nehmo Sergheyev *
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Gary Vellenzer
@hotmail.com says...
>
> Spehro Pefhany
> There is "walk all over someone", which means to treat with contempt,
> impling some kind of high-handed action,
>
> Nehmo
> In my experience, "walk all over someone" means to take advantage of
> someone.
>
> If you try to act as your own attorney, the prosecutors will walk all
> over you, idiot.
>
feet on you.
Gary
Spehro Pefhany
> It means "treat you like a doormat". The prosecutors will wipe their
> feet on you.
They'll have you for lunch.
Gary Vellenzer
says...
> The renowned Gary Vellenzer <gvell...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > It means "treat you like a doormat". The prosecutors will wipe their
> > feet on you.
>
> They'll have you for lunch.
>
after wiping their feet on me?
Gary
AlbertPeasemarch
> Moritz Möhrke wrote:
> > I have been looking for the definition of "walking on someone"
> > in several dictionaries but was unable to find one. Does it have
> > anything to do with feelings?
> From _Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs_ (1983) by Rosemary
> Courtney:
>
> walk on v prep
> 2 to treat (someone) inconsiderately; be inconsiderate of (someone's
> feelings): ... "Why do you let him walk on you like that all the
> time?" "It's difficult not to walk on her feelings, as her sensitivity
> is so much finer than other people's."
>
>
> "Use Me" by Bill Withers [No. 93 of Top 100 Billboard Hits of 1972]
<snip>
> My brother sit me right down and he talked to me
> He told me that I ought not to let you just walk on me
That is one of the best posts I've read on aue. You've pinned down
something that many of us didn't know was a usage, with a definition
and an example. I take my hat off to you.
Albert Peasemarch.