walk away

walk away

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress

2. walk away with to achieve or win easily

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

walk 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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Translations

w>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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