Meaning of walk away from | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse.
   idiomatic
2. To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with minimal or no injury.
   idiomatic
3. To outpace effortlessly.
   idiomatic

Examples

“He decided to walk⟳ away from his job after expressing much dissatisfaction with his boss.”

“If you walk⟳ away from this offer⟳ you will live⟳ to regret⟳ it.”

“If I walk⟳ away from you I'd be the one to hurt⟳”

“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.””

“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."”

“This blue Camaro looked bad, sounded worse and would run⟳ like⟳ a raped ape. I have⟳ no idea what-all-else Wayne did to this car, but it was a six-cylinder that would walk⟳ away from every car I came against.”

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