Meaning of walk away | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To withdraw from a problematic situation.
   idiomatic
2. Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
   colloquial, euphemistic, intransitive
3. To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.
4. To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.
   idiomatic
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, away.

Equivalents

Examples

“Company lawyers told him to walk away from the deal.”

“Green adds: "Luckily, nobody did walk away. Railtrack stayed with it, so did the government, so did the Strategic Rail Authority.”

“When John Lithgow was announced as Dumbledore, he revealed that a friend had sent him a link to an article entitled: “An open letter to John Lithgow: Please walk away from Harry Potter.””

“The football team walked away with a 1-0 victory.”

“I took one last look at the house and walked away.”

“Shepard: Mordin, walk away. Mordin: Can't do that, Shepard. Shepard: I don't have a choice here. Walk away, or I will fire.”

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