walk the beat

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walk the beat

verb walks the beat · walking the beat · walked the beat

  1. idiomatic, slang To patrol on the job, especially as a police officer or guard.

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Françaisfaire la ronde, patrouiller

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@misc{walk_the_beat_2026,
  title = {walk the beat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walk%20the%20beat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}