walk the floor

1. Pace up and down, as in In former times expectant fathers walked the floor, but now they often are labor coaches, or The baby was colicky, so she walked the floor with him all night.

Example Sentences

“I wanted to walk the floor with him. I think it’s the right decision, even leaving behind friends.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lawyers for the Trump and Biden camps constantly walk the floor monitoring the hundreds of tables over a space the size of several football fields.

From Seattle Times

First, Bradlee said, Barber should be sure to “walk the floor”, in other words, to remain visible to the troops.

From The Guardian

She likes to walk the floor talking to the customers about their hair and offering them advice.

From New York Times

And most do not have a whit of desire to walk the floor to really understand the actual work at hand.

From Salon