walk in the snow | Idiomator

Meaning: (Canada,chiefly politics,idiomatic)An occasion when amomentouscareerdecisionis made, especially a decision toresignorretire.1984March 1, Charlotte Montgomery, Thomas Walkom, “Pierre Trudeau steps down. New leader likely by end of June”, inGlobe and Mail, Toronto, page 1:Mr. Trudeau told reporters yesterday he made the decision to put an end to almost 16 years in office after a long, solitary walk Tuesday night through a blinding Ottawa blizzard. . . . "It was a greatwalk in the snow."2002, “Shuffle in the snow; Politics in Canada”, inThe Economist, volume362, number8256, page49:"I went fora walk in the snowlast night—and I'm staying." So said Jean Chretien on January 15th, varying the phrase with which Pierre Trudeau announced his sudden resignation as Canada's prime minister in 1984.2006December 4, Mike Blanchfield, Norma Greenaway, “Ignatieff takes his ownwalk in the snow”, inCalgary Herald, Alberta, page A9:Even in defeat, Ignatieff could not shake even one more Trudeau comparison. Trudeau's historic longwalk in the snowcame in February 1984.

Examples:

EN: Take a little walk in the snow, you'll feel better.
ES: Si das un paseo por la nieve te sentirás mejor.
EN: Well, I love to walk in the snow.
ES: A mí me encanta pasear por la nieve.
EN: Hi. You takin' a walk in the snow?
ES: Hola. ¿Estás dando un paseo por la nieve?
EN: I say you should walk in the snow to wear in your clothes.
ES: Necesitas estar en la nieve para que la ropa se te vea mejor.
EN: A cup of hot chocolate after a long walk in the snow.
ES: Un oasis en el desierto entre la arena y el calor.
EN: - You can barely walk in the snow.
ES: - Apenas sabes caminar por la nieve.
EN: * in my mind, i walk in the snow * * watch the rabbits as they go in caves nearby... *
ES: #en mi mente, camino en la nieve... #miro los conejos metiéndose en las madrigueras...
EN: or a long walk in the snow.
ES: O un largo paseo por la nieve.
EN: How was your walk in the snow?
ES: ¿Cómo estuvo el paseo en la nieve?
EN: They make me walk in the snow, and my feet get cold!
ES: Me hacen caminar por la nieve, con lo fría que está.
EN: My brothers... they lashed branches onto our boots so that we could walk in the snow.
ES: Mis hermanos... nos ataban las ramas en las botas, para que pudiéramos caminar en la nieve.
EN: Melissa suggested a walk in the snow.
ES: Melissa sugirió caminar por la nieve.
EN: Is it time to take his walk in the snow?
HI: बादल में अपनी चाल बनाने के लिए समय है?
EN: I had forgotten how tiring it is to walk in the snow.
HI: क्या मैं भूल गया कि बर्फ में कैसे गिरा
EN: We have to walk in the snow.
HI: बर्फ पर चलना होता है।

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