walk tall
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]walk tall (third-person singular simple present walks tall, present participle walking tall, simple past and past participle walked tall)
- Synonym of stand tall
- 1984 February 4, “Time On Boylove”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4:
- I presented the rationale and pholosophy in some detail face-to-face, gave him some books to read, answered his questions (which were intelligent, not hostile, and demonstrated considerable understanding of our position even before out [sic] discussion), and "walked tall" rather than ducking the interview.