walk in the snow

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Definition of walk in the snow in English English dictionary

suicide, assisted suicide, or muder by exposure

The mother-in-law Powtee is put out on the solid sea ice to die, only to be rescued soon after.

An occasion when a momentous career decision is made, especially a decision to resign or retire

Even in defeat, Ignatieff could not shake even one more Trudeau comparison. Trudeau's historic long walk in the snow came in February 1984.

Turkish pronunciation

wôk în dhi snō

Pronunciation

/ˈwôk ən ᴛʜē ˈsnō/ /ˈwɔːk ɪn ðiː ˈsnoʊ/

Etymology

() From a remark by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Eliott Trudeau (1919-2000) on February 28, 1984, describing how he made his decision to retire. Taken from the oversimplified idea that elderly Inuit performed customary suicide by exposure during times of hardship. by Straightdope.com accessed 2010-05-01.Leighton, Alexander H; Charles C. Hughes (1955). "Notes on Eskimo Patterns of Suicide". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 11Kjellström, Rolf (1974, 1975). "Senilicide and Invalidicide among the Eskimos" (in Danish). Folk Dansk etnografisk tidsskrift 16, 171999, Oswalt, Wendell H., Eskimos and Explorers, 2nd ed, ISBN 0883165325:Ray, Nicolas (Director). (1960). Savage Innocents. . United States, Gray Film-Pathé. Starring Anthony Quinn, based on novel Top of the World.