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walk away

verb

  1. to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress
  2. walk away with
    to achieve or win easily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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After 70-plus years in the performing arts, it seems like everyone who works with Squibb, now 95, walks away admiring her wry comic timing, naturalistic delivery and preparation.

"And he just walked away," laughs Bennett, who spent most of his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers in the 1990s.

From BBC

On Halloween, the plaza appeared to get up and simply walk away thanks to Xavier Mozejewski, a Hollywood set designer, who designed a wearable costume that looked just like one of the plaza’s three buildings.

Nevertheless “the responsible individuals at the banks almost always walk away unpunished, with their pockets stuffed with bonus money.”

Still, he walked away — albeit only after getting a healthy shove.

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