Walk tall and carry a big stick means: Describes person who is prepared to take action, take charge, take over; to be a fearless authority figure, known for using punitive measures sparsely but always accurately, swiftly and appropriate to the crime when needed. Punishment was always dealt fairly (hence walking tall; as in able to hold ones head high, with integrity)
In her classroom, Ms. Apple walked tall; carrying a big stick. Her smiles w ere earned and her praise was for those truly deserving of it. Her students were always on task and received the highest test scores in the whole school. No one dared step out of line when she was in charge.
The other saying was Roosevelt's..."Speak softly and carry a big stick"...which had to do with his negotiations of foreign policy.
Some say it wrong, as in "Walk softly and carry a big stick." That phrase dates back to the 1960's and '70s when Snipe hunting was all the rage. One had to "walk softly and carry a big stick" so one could sneak up on those little buggers in the bushes and be ready to bash them with the stick...
Ms. Apple "walked tall carrying a big stick." Her class was always on task and earned the highest state test scores in the building. From: Walk tall, carrying a big stick.
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Alcohol, you can drink a 8 oz glass of water, but can you drink 8 oz glass of Vodka. Thatβs a tall glass of water.
Your adding 4 shots of Tequila to your Margarita, thatβs a tall glass of water
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When someone taller than you gets in your way or stumbles onto you.
Particularly used by Richard Goranski.
Rich: Yo, Don't touch me tall ass!
Jeremy Heere: Sorry I was just trying to get to my--
*Rich writes on Jeremy's backpack*
Rich: You wash that off, YOU'RE DEAD.
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Phrase occupied when someone taller stumbles onto you or gets in your way.
Mainly used by Richard Goranski from the musical Be More Chill
Rich: Yo, Don't touch me tall ass!
Jeremy Heere: Sorry, I was just trying to get to my--
*Rich writes on Jeremy's backpack*
Rich: You wash that off, YOU'RE DEAD.
Held on October 20th, this is a holiday celebrating people under 5β4. As opposed to βThrow Short Peopleβ Day, short people will therefore be superior to tall people, and will trip them. No permission needed.
βTomorrow is National Trip Tall People Day,β yelled Jorden, at the top of his lungs.
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On October 30, it is time for the short friends to get their revenge. Start kicking every friend you have that is taller than you!
Short friend: *kicks tall friend*
Tall friend: "What was that for?"
Short friend: "It's 'kick your tall friend day'."
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when u wit a tall nigga and u see someone u have beef with and you whoop theyre ass!
i was walkin down the street with a tall nigga and saw this nigga that he's gonna fuck me up so i whooped that niggas ass wit that tall nigga! i just fucked that nigga up! thats the way you "whoop a nigga ass with a tall nigga" fuck these medium and little height nigga mane
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