walk on water
Defy liquid physics
To walk on water is to perform the impossible or miraculous, from the New Testament account of Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee on foot.
The phrase usually appears in contexts of excessive expectation or praise: They expect him to walk on water, She thinks he can walk on water.
Someone who walks on water can do no wrong.
Christian faith's divine son
- divineOf or from gods
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- messiahProphesied liberator figure
savior · apostles · prophet · faith · testament · saints · resurrection · revelation
Beyond typical ability
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- inconceivableBeyond mental grasp
- defying gravityOvercoming downward force
legendary · mythical · utopian · quixotic · unrealistic · illusory · fantasy · illusion
Jesus
Christian faith's divine son
- divineOf or from gods
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- biblicalOf sacred texts
messiah · savior · apostles · prophet · faith · testament · saints · resurrection · revelation · redemption
superhuman
Beyond typical ability
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- inconceivableBeyond mental grasp
defying gravity · legendary · mythical · utopian · quixotic · unrealistic · illusory · fantasy · illusion · perfection
walk on watersink like a stone
Descend rapidly through water
drown · struggle · flounder · fall flat on one's face · fail miserably
walk on waterfall flat on one's face
Fail embarrassingly and completely
put one's foot in it · crash and burn · fall from grace · stumble · err
walk, water, walks, walked, walking, walker, walkers, walkable, waters