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walk the chalk
walk the chalk
walk the chalk
To show one's competence in a particular area. This outdated phrase refers to a sobriety test in which one had to walk between chalk lines.
I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to walk the chalk, but I got a perfect score on my exam!
See also:
chalk
,
walk
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Name
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Katelijn
kah-tə-LIEN
Dutch
Vitomir
-
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Hope
[həup]
Nirmal
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Pompeius
-
Ancient Roman
Cyndi
SIN-dee
English
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