walk away

walk away

1. To leave, depart, or move to be less close to someone or something by walking. He started walking away before I was finished talking. She slammed the car door and walked away in a huff.
2. To make a point of no longer engaging, dealing, or interacting with someone or something. Just walk away, Bill. He's only trying to rile you up into a fight. I had to walk away from the project for a few hours to help clear my head.
3. To abandon someone or something; to leave some person or thing without meeting or incurring any obligations. Luckily, we were able to walk away before the deal had been signed. You can't just walk away from your family like that, Steven—you have responsibilities!
4. To escape from some predicament or danger without incurring any injury, penalty, or punishment. Due to an error in the filing of evidence by police, the suspect ended up walking away scot-free. How on earth did he walk away from a train crash of that scale with just a few scrapes and bruises?
See also: away, walk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

walk away

v.
1. To leave by or as if by walking: When she saw me, she quickly walked away.
2. To emerge from a dangerous situation without serious injury or penalty: You were lucky to walk away from such a bad car accident. The students could have been expelled for such an offense, but somehow they walked away with only a warning.
3. To leave freely and without obligation: The two sides walked away from the deal when they failed to reach a compromise. With no evidence to hold them on, the officers let the suspects walk away.
4. walk away with To win some prize or award easily or unexpectedly: The film walked away with ten awards.
5. walk away with To steal something: The robbers walked away with $1 million in jewels.
See also: away, walk
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • walking
  • be walking on air
  • MBWA
  • stumble into
  • stumble into (someone or something)
  • (with)in walking distance (of someone or something)
  • be walking a tightrope
  • gimpy
  • call to
  • call to (one)
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But boy, do I think it would be a mistake to walk away. We've walked away from Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past with all the consequences we're well aware of," Clinton added.
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Credit union mortgage servicers face an expanded and more important role under a new Fannie Mae policy designed to crack down on borrowers who walk away from their mortgage commitments.
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But, it seems to be running fine, you decide, as you walk away.
Why didn't you report it?
These days, many homeowners are contending with more mortgage than the home is worth, joblessness, and other financial challenges and deciding to simply walk away from a dream home turned nightmare.
Dont walk away
"The easy option is to walk away, the hard option is to stick it out and that is what I have always done.
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