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walk away

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walk away
vb (intr, adverb)
1. to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress
walk away with to achieve or win easily
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Verb1.walk awaywalk away - go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off"
walk off
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
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? walk away
vi → weg- or davongehen; he walked away from the crash unhurt → er ist bei dem Unfall ohne Verletzungen davongekommen; you can’t just walk away from ten years of marriage → du kannst doch zehn Jahre Ehe nicht einfach so abschreiben; to walk away with a prize etc → einen Preis etc kassieren or einstecken (inf)


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You two would walk away together and I would walk away ALONE.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Rebecca took the blank-book in which she kept copies of her effusions and left it at Miss Maxwell's door, hoping that she might be asked in and thus obtain a private interview; but a servant answered her ring, and she could only walk away, disappointed.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
Then the owner of the axe laughed, and turned to walk away.
Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
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