walk away

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To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm

The football team walked away with a 1-0 victory.

To withdraw from a problematic situation

Company lawyers told him to walk away from the deal.

To defeat someone or achieve something
go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off"
To take and maintain a position in a stock after going to the floor to consummate a trade Antithesis of trade me out, buy them back
Used for listed equity securities To take and maintain a position in a stock after going to the floor to consummate a trade Antithesis of trade me out, buy them back
If you walk away from a problem or a difficult situation, you do nothing about it or do not face any bad consequences from it. The most appropriate strategy may simply be to walk away from the problem No one knows you're a part of this. You can just walk away
walk away from
To abandon or leave; to shun

He decided to walk away from his job after expressing much dissatisfaction with his boss.

walk away from
To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with minimal or no injury

This fall's visitors have included a motorcyclist who flipped his bike at 150 m.p.h. and walked away from the wreck muttering: I thought I had stopped..

walk away from
distance oneself from -; leave in peace; win easily
walk away with
If you walk away with something such as a prize, you win it or get it very easily. Enter our competition and you could walk away with £10,000. = walk off with
walkaway
An easy victory; a walkover
walkaway
an easy victory = walkover
walkaway
an easy victory
walkaway
{i} easy victory (Slang)
walk away

    Hyphenation

    walk a·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    wôk ıwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwôk əˈwā/ /ˈwɔːk əˈweɪ/

    Etymology

    [ 'wok ] (verb.) before 12th century. partly from Middle English walken , from Old English wealcan to roll, toss, journey about and partly from Middle English walkien , from Old English wealcian to roll up, muffle up; akin to Middle Dutch walken to knead, press, full.

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