English
Noun
walk of life (plural walks of life)
- (idiomatic) An occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.
- Folks in our neighborhood come from every walk of life, prince and pauper, investor and janitor.
Usage notes
- Usually use in plural form, especially in the cliche all walks of life.
Translations
occupation, role, class, or lifestyle
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: ("all kinds of people") 各界人士 (zh) (gèjiè rénshì), ("all professions") 各行各業 (zh), 各行各业 (zh) (gèhánggèyè), ("all social statuses") 各個階層, 各个阶层 (gègè jiēcéng)
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- Finnish: ammatti (fi) (occupation), elämänala (field of life), elämäntapa (fi) (lifestyle)
- Italian: estrazione sociale f
- Korean: 신분 (ko) (sinbun) (status), 직업 (ko) (jigeop) (occupation), 사회적 계급 (sahoejeok gyegeup) ("social classes")
- Russian: заня́тие (ru) n (zanjátije) (occupation), о́браз жи́зни (ru) m (óbraz žízni) (lifestyle)
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