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walk away from

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic) To abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse.
He decided to walk away from his job after expressing much dissatisfaction with his boss.
If you walk away from this offer you will live to regret it.

(idiomatic) To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with minimal or no injury.

(idiomatic) To outpace effortlessly.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Well, all the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab an audience by the throat and not release them, rather than presenting an emotion which you could observe and walk away from. Arthur Miller

Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets. Michael Korda

You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too. Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev'rybody loves you now. Billy Joel

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from. Vernon Howard

The demolition of a temple is possible at any time, as it cannot walk away from its place. Aurangzeb

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Traditional Proverb

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