walk away from
English
Verb
- (idiomatic) To abandon or leave; to shun.
- He decided to walk away from his job after expressing much dissatisfaction with his boss.
- (idiomatic) To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with minimal or no injury.
- 1965, "Auto Racing: Mr. & Mrs. Speedlove," Time, 12 Nov.:
- This fall's visitors have included a motorcyclist who flipped his bike at 150 m.p.h. and walked away from the wreck muttering: "I thought I had stopped."
- 1965, "Auto Racing: Mr. & Mrs. Speedlove," Time, 12 Nov.:
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