walk away from
To abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“It is hard to walk away from a good job.”
“He decided to walk away from the argument before it turned into a real fight.”
“Despite the potential for immense profit, the investor chose to walk away from the deal when he realized the company's ethics were questionable.”
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away game
An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
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away with the fairies
Not all there; slightly crazy.
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ball and Chalk
[Cockney slang]walk
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bang away
to strike or hit repeatedly
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bear away the bell
To be superior in something.
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beaver away
To work hard at a task.
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blaze away
To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
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blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
Last updated August 10, 2026