What does "walk it out" mean?
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September 8th, 2015
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The only area of endeavor that I’ve heard this term used is in sports. When you’ve had the wind knocked out of you, you walk it out. You might see a football player who has been hit hard, or a runner after crossing the finish line walking around in wide circles, looking at the ground with a grimace on their face and slightly bent over with their hands on their hips. They are walking it out, or getting their wind back.
But pertaining to this song, it probably means to “work it out.” And so the language grows…
I’ve heard it said as “walk it off.”
Just a hint; there might be better ways to learn English than listening to videos. Some of these idioms are not really in common use. But kudos to you for working on it so diligently.
When you take aerobics or other types of exercise classes, they say “walk it out” which means “walk in place.” I agree with @janbb. Most people don’t pay attention so closely to lyrics.
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I need the album!
Her speech is almost incomprehensible to me (being an old, white, male, Mid-Westerner), but I would argue that she actually sings, “work it out”.
“Work it out.” fits the context perfectly, especially in the repeat.
What an incredible voice,
I always thought “walk it out” was a remedy for a sudden leg cramp or “Charlie horse.”
Are you positive that it’s “walk it out” rather than “we gonna work it out” ?
I just noticed that @ibstubro had the same thought :)
@Buttonstc I had the same thought so I looked up the lyrics and it is “walk it out.” Maybe she does mean it as a metaphor for work out the cramps in the relationship. Like @kritiper I always heard it used as a remedy for a cramp.
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