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                           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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                           Phrase(s): walk away from someone or something  1. to depart from someone or something on foot.  •  Don’t walk away from me while I am talking to you.  •  I walked away from the concert by myself. 2. to abandon someone or something; to go away and leave someone or something.  •  Todd walked away from the problem.  •  I walked away from him and never saw him again.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs