walk away

See also: walkaway

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Verb

walk away (third-person singular simple present walks away, present participle walking away, simple past and past participle walked away)

(idiomatic) To withdraw from a problematic situation.
Company lawyers told him to walk away from the deal.
- 2022 September 21, Chris Green tells Nick Brodrick, “It's absolutely my favourite train”, in RAIL, number 966, page 35:
  Green adds: "Luckily, nobody did walk away. Railtrack stayed with it, so did the government, so did the Strategic Rail Authority.
To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.
(idiomatic) To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.
The football team walked away with a 1-0 victory.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk,‎ away.
I took one last look at the house and walked away.
- 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 962368035, PC, scene: Tuchanka:
  Shepard: Mordin, walk away.
  Mordin: Can't do that, Shepard.
  Shepard: I don't have a choice here. Walk away, or I will fire.

Derived terms

walk away from
walk away with

Related terms

walk-away, walkaway

Translations

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