English

Verb

walk away from

1. (idiomatic) To abandon or leave; to shun.

   He decided to walk away from his job after expressing much dissatisfaction with his boss.

2. (idiomatic) To escape (a mishap, accident, etc.) with minimal or no injury.
   • 1965, "Auto Racing: Mr. & Mrs. Speedlove," Time, 12 Nov.:

     This fall's visitors have included a motorcyclist who flipped his bike at 150 m.p.h. and walked away from the wreck muttering: "I thought I had stopped."