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Idiom: Walk all over you
Life is getting faster, more complicated and much more competitive.
If you don’t have your wits about you, people will walk all over you and then come back to wipe their feet.
When someone takes advantage of you, treating you with little respect or care, they walk all over you.
If someone knows they can walk all over you, they feel dominant or in control in a negative way.
Negative for you, that is.
For example, in friendships, if one person always makes the plans and the other never expresses their own opinions, the first person might feel like they can walk all over them.
This can lead to feelings of resentment and unhappiness.
When you let someone walk all over you, it can affect your self-esteem, making you feel less than an equal partner in the relationship.
In the workplace, the phrase can also apply.
Imagine you’re working on a team where one member always steals your thunder.
This person might think they can walk all over you, believing they can succeed without giving you recognition.
Standing up for yourself in such situations is essential.
It’s vital to clearly communicate your boundaries so that others cannot walk all over you.
Recognizing when someone is trying to walk all over you is the first step toward taking control of your relationships.
If someone can walk all over you, it highlights issues of respect and power in your relationship.
Understanding its meaning can help you recognize when it happens and encourage you to advocate for yourself more effectively.
Don’t let others walk all over you.
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