walked on water
Performed the impossible
Walked on water refers to a miraculous feat attributed to Jesus in the Gospels—crossing the Sea of Galilee on foot.
The phrase now describes doing something seemingly impossible or superhuman: The way people talk about him, you'd think he walked on water.
Often used sarcastically to deflate excessive praise or hero worship.
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- divine interventionGodly action in affairs
- Son of GodChrist's divine designation
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- faithTrust without proof
leap of faith · salvation · audacity · innovation · omnipotence · perseverance · illusion · parting the sea · gravity · defying gravity · triumph · divinity · higher power · levitation · inspiration · resurrection · second coming · courage
walked on watersank
Went down, as ships
drowned · went under · fell through · swam · floundered
walked on waterfell flat on one's face
Failed embarrassingly and completely
crashed and burned · stumbled · tripped up · fumbled · flopped
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