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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.
American Heritage Idioms
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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