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He is like a walking success story.
What's "walking in this sentence?
It means " he is like very successful?
2025년 2월 27일 오전 3:22
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It's an expression. Saying someone is a "walking something" means they are a good example/epitome of that thing. Examples:
He's a walking encyclopedia of English history = he know a lot about English history.
He's a walking dictionary = he has a really good vocabulary.
He's a walking disaster area = he is very chaotic - a lot of bad things happen to him.
She's a walking fashion show = she wears a lot of very stylish clothes.
2025년 2월 27일
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In the sentence He is like a walking success story, the word walking is an adjective that describes success story. It means that he is so successful that he seems like a real-life example of success.
Yes, the sentence means He is very successful, but it adds a stronger image—it’s as if success itself is walking around in human form.
Tip: Words like walking, living, and breathing can be used as adjectives to emphasize that someone fully represents something.
• She is a walking dictionary. (She knows a lot of words.)
• He is a living legend. (He is very famous and respected.)
2025년 2월 27일
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Living people walk, and here the phrase indicates that he is a living person. ‘Success stories’ don’t walk. It means that he is a living human example of a success story.
Similar examples:
I’m living proof that CPR saves lives.
He’s a walking encyclopedia when it comes to trees of the region.
He’s a walking misinformation machine. He repeats nonsense that he’s seen on social media.
2025년 2월 27일
Hello Les. This phrase "...like a walking xxx" is mainly used as a personification of something (usually a concept or object) - In this case, "success story". Another way of saying this is: "If you were to look up the definition of success story ...his picture would be on it"
2025년 2월 27일
Yes, his story is going so well
2025년 2월 27일
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