walkaway
[ wawk-uh-wey ]
noun
an easy victory or conquest.
a patient or inmate who escapes from an institution by walking away when not being supervised or guarded.
Origin of walkaway
1First recorded in 1885–90; noun use of verb phrase walk away
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British Dictionary definitions for walk away
walk away
verb(intr, adverb)
to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress
walk away with to achieve or win easily
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