walk away

Meaning

  1. To withdraw from a problematic situation.
  2. (colloquial) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
  3. To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.
  4. To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, away.

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