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walk down

verb
  1. To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's punches. (transitive) · He's relentlessly walking him down.
  2. To be defeated, especially in one-sided or embarrassing fashion. (slang)
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“A milk boy, passing on his way to the dairy, happened to walk down the lane which leads from the mews at the back of the hotel.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 69 · B2
And now, Watson, we shall order breakfast, and afterwards I shall walk down to Doctors’ Commons, where I hope to get some data which may help us in this matter.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 51 · B2
They walk down to the beach.
Fish and Chips by the Sea, p. 1 · A1
If you walk down the busy streets, you will often hear brass bands.
The Sound of New Orleans, p. 1 · B1

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