walk away from

1. Survive an accident with little injury, as in They were lucky to walk away from that collision . [Second half of 1900s]

2. Outdo, outrun, or defeat with little difficulty, as in The Packers are walking away from the other teams in their division . [ Slang ] Also see walk over .

3. Refuse to deal with or become involved, abandon, as in No parent finds it easy to walk away from a child in trouble . [Second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

She told the Sunday Mirror her battles with money started after she was diagnosed with womb cancer in 2015, which meant she had to walk away from her acting career.

From BBC

"It scared me. I was like, well, I wish I wasn’t doing it, but I couldn’t walk away from it."

From BBC

In 2012, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Harris threatened to walk away from negotiations on a financial settlement between state attorneys general and five US banks.

From BBC

She and others have likely hoped that, at some point, Trump will reveal himself as such an obvious, existential threat that even many Republican voters will walk away from him.

From Salon

Both sceptic and believer could probably walk away from Starthpeffer satisfied.

From BBC

Related Words

• bail out
• drop out
• pull out
• quit
• retire
• withdraw