walk away from

Idioms  

1. Survive an accident with little injury, as in They were lucky to walk away from that collision . [Second half of 1900s]

2. Refuse to deal with or become involved, abandon, as in No parent finds it easy to walk away from a child in trouble . [Second half of 1900s]

3. Outdo, outrun, or defeat with little difficulty, as in The Packers are walking away from the other teams in their division . [ Slang ] Also see walk over .

---

Example Sentences

Bettenhausen says that if Lennar were to walk away from a Millrose property, it would lose the ability to acquire the other properties in that pool, though it would still be responsible for developing that land—and reimbursed by Millrose.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But the flip side of not ‘looking right’ means you can walk away from it completely and never ask yourself if that’s actually out of respect, or just out of fear.”

From Literature

I pocket his money and walk away from them, letting my nose lead me to the sugar shack while I rub furiously at the mocking smiles, try to make them and what they represent disappear.

From Literature

“Did you walk away from Weezie’s restaurant earlier this evening?”

From Literature

“So yes, it’s okay and in fact necessary to walk away from a toxic family member. You’re worthy of love and having a life of your own.”

From Literature

Related Words

• bail out
• drop out
• pull out
• quit
• retire
• withdraw