walk the dog: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  General Englishneutralliteral
  • To take a dog outdoors for exercise or to allow it to relieve itself.
  • To accompany and guide a dog on a leash while moving outdoors.

  Examples

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  • Every morning, I walk the dog around the neighborhood to give him some exercise.

    Todas las mañanas, saco a pasear al perro por el vecindario para que haga ejercicio.

  • We walked the dog in the park yesterday, and he seemed very happy to be outside.

    Ayer paseamos al perro en el parque, y parecía muy feliz de estar afuera.

  • She will walk the dog later this afternoon while I finish my work.

    Ella sacará al perro a pasear esta tarde mientras yo termino mi trabajo.

  • They have been walking the dog every evening since they adopted him last month.

    Han estado sacando al perro a pasear todas las tardes desde que lo adoptaron el mes pasado.

• 2.

  General Englishinformalcolloquial
  • To perform a simple or routine household chore as part of ordinary domestic duties.
  • To carry out a minor, often repeated task within a sequence of chores.

  Examples

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  • After dinner, I usually walk the dog, which just means doing some simple chores around the house.

    Después de la cena, normalmente realizo tareas sencillas en casa, lo que llamo «walk the dog».

  • He said he was just walking the dog, but really he was tidying up the living room.

    Dijo que solo estaba haciendo tareas simples, pero en realidad estaba ordenando la sala.

  • Sometimes, walking the dog is my way of saying I’m doing the routine household tasks no one notices.

    A veces, «walk the dog» es mi forma de decir que hago las tareas domésticas rutinarias que nadie nota.

• 3.

  USUKcolloquialspecialized
  • To perform a trick in which an object (for example, a yo-yo) travels along the ground while spinning; a named skill in certain pastimes.
  • To execute a dance or movement step sometimes referred to by the same name in popular culture.

  Examples

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  • He showed me how to walk the dog with a yo-yo, making it roll along the floor while spinning.

    Me mostró cómo hacer el truco «walk the dog» con un yo-yo, haciéndolo rodar por el suelo mientras gira.

  • The dance instructor taught us the 'walk the dog' step, which involves a smooth sliding motion.

    El instructor de baile nos enseñó el paso «walk the dog», que implica un movimiento deslizante suave.

  • During practice, the skater walked the dog several times to perfect the move on ice.

    Durante la práctica, el patinador realizó el movimiento «walk the dog» varias veces para perfeccionarlo sobre el hielo.

  • To walk the dog properly, you have to keep the object close to the ground while moving forward steadily.

    Para realizar bien el «walk the dog», debes mantener el objeto cerca del suelo mientras avanzas con firmeza.