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Phrase(s): walk off the job
1. Fig. to abandon a job abruptly. • I was so mad I almost walked off the job. • Fred almost walked off the job when he saw how bad things were. 2. Fig. to go on strike at a workplace. • The workers walked off the job and refused to negotiate. • They walked off the job and called a strike.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs