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walk out

Verb

Meaning

leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval

leave abruptly, often in protest or anger

stop work in order to press demands

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A friend is one who walks in when others walk out. Walter Winchell

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning. Cyril Connolly

The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable. Brennan Manning

A lot of people have this strategy where if they have a hard question they wait to ask it to the end of the interview because they think the person is going to walk out. But what they have to realize is, is that if the person walks out, they have a pretty successful story. Chuck Klosterman

God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of a cross when I walk out on to the pitch. I feel I would be betraying him if I didn't. Diego Maradona

TV's not the same buzz. If someone tells you three million people watched the show last week, that's good but, when you walk out in front of 1,000, you think, 'Oh my God, this had better be good. Jimmy Carr

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