walk away


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walk away

vb (intr, adverb)
1. to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress
2. walk away with to achieve or win easily
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.walk away - go away fromwalk away - go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off"
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
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Translations

w>walk away

viweg- or davongehen; he walked away from the crash unhurter ist bei dem Unfall ohne Verletzungen davongekommen; you can’t just walk away from ten years of marriagedu kannst doch zehn Jahre Ehe nicht einfach so abschreiben; to walk away with a prize etceinen Preis etc kassieren or einstecken (inf)
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References in classic literature ?
You two would walk away together and I would walk away ALONE.
The organisers of Big Brother Nigeria have announced that the winner of the upcoming fourth season will walk away with 60 million Naira worth of prizes
Ben Collins, who was Top Gear's The Stig for eight years, had to walk away when the DBS was ripped into with a sledgehammer and rocks.
A driver and passengers all managed to walk away from a collision after their vehicle overturned.
But McCall said it would be hard to walk away from Saracens after his side's epic 37-34 win against Exeter in Saturday's Gallagher Premiership final at Twickenham.
If this turns out to be his final season in charge of Peterhead, then Jim McInally can walk away with memories and friends for life.
Semenya tweeted: "Knowing when to walk away is wisdom.
As defined by the 'Urban Dictionary,' 'F_ _k you money' is 'the exact amount of money required in order to tell an individual or organization to go f_ _k themselves without facing repercussions.' In more polite company, I would call it walk-away money, which will allow you to walk away from any job, business, investment, transaction, relationship, anyone or anything without any terminal consequences for your actions.
The Aide de Camp and another aide then decided to walk away from the area after a brief push and pull with security officers.
A stunning video out of India showed a large mammal get run over by a train and seemingly walk away unscathed.
"I think this is the right time to walk away from it," said the 32-year-old, who departs the sport with a 12-2 record.
Stoss points out that Synaptics guided FY19 revenues to grow low-single-digits which was below estimates, due to the decision to walk away from the expected low margin optical fingerprint business and a shortage in capacity for TDDI materials, but notes that this will actually bode well for the company's mix over time as they are walking away from lower margin business, and should meaningfully grow EPS in 2019 despite slower revenue growth.