walk the floor

walk the floor
walk the floor
Fig. to pace nervously while waiting. •

While Bill waited for news of the operation, he walked the floor for hours on end.

Walking the floor won't help. You might as well sit down and relax.

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{v. phr.} To walk one direction and then the other across the floor, again and again; pace. * /Mr. Black walked the floor, trying to reach a decision./ * /The sick baby had his mother walking the floor all night./ * /Mrs. Black's toothache hurt so much that she got up and walked the floor./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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