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 .

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Example Sentences

Koepka's departure is a significant development, the first major-winning player to walk away from the lucrative breakaway league.

From BBC

"We will never give up nuclear which is our state law, national policy and sovereign power as well as the right to existence. Under any circumstances, we will never walk away from this position," he said.

From Barron's

A short walk away from the research papers was a sprawling expo hall lined with recruiting booths run by tech behemoths and the well-funded startups hoping to challenge them.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s unusual for a management team to walk away from sales,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Warner were to walk away from its deal with Netflix, it would owe the streaming company a $2.8 billion breakup fee.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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