walk it off

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to walk it off

  1. (idiomatic) To walk or pace in order to relieve a pain or cramp
    After six miles into the marathon, I had a stabbing pain in my side, but I was able to walk it off and complete the race.
  2. (figuratively) To deal with an negative emotional event without complaint; to take it like a man.
    After Emma broke up with him to date a football player, Steve made a valiant effort to just walk it off, but felt he was dying on the inside.
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