Lead
Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.
Walk on
Both terms in one sentence
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He gets a wooden one and learns how to walk on it in Flying Colours, and while he's slated to be a desk captain, Hornblower makes him the captain of his squadron's lead ship in The Commodore.
Source: An Arm and a Leg -
In Space Marine Battles, There Is No Kill Like Overkill, so seeing the Space Marines fire a wall of lead thick enough to walk on it at their enemies is something of a common sight.
Source: More Dakka -
All roads lead FROM Rome and some people happen to walk on them the wrong way.
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