walk away

Definitions

1. 1

   To withdraw from a problematic situation.

   • Company lawyers told him to walk away from the deal.
   • Green adds: "Luckily, nobody did walk away. Railtrack stayed with it, so did the government, so did the Strategic Rail Authority.
   • When John Lithgow was announced as Dumbledore, he revealed that a friend had sent him a link to an article entitled: “An open letter to John Lithgow: Please walk away from Harry Potter.”
2. 2

   Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.

3. 3

   To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the…

   To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.

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   1. 4

      To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.

      • The football team walked away with a 1-0 victory.
   2. 5

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, away.

      • I took one last look at the house and walked away.
      • Shepard: Mordin, walk away. Mordin: Can't do that, Shepard. Shepard: I don't have a choice here. Walk away, or I will fire.

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