walk away from

1. Survive an accident with little injury, as in They were lucky to walk away from that collision . [Second half of 1900s]

2. Refuse to deal with or become involved, abandon, as in No parent finds it easy to walk away from a child in trouble . [Second half of 1900s]

3. Outdo, outrun, or defeat with little difficulty, as in The Packers are walking away from the other teams in their division . [ Slang ] Also see walk over .

Example Sentences

Last Friday, the A.I. lab Anthropic announced in a blog post that it has given its chatbot Claude the right to walk away from conversations when it feels “distress.”

From Slate

Since the latest deal, both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire and the M23 rebels - which the UK and US have linked to Rwanda - have threatened to walk away from peace talks.

From BBC

At the inquest in Swansea on Tuesday, the family also questioned why the nearest lifebuoy was a 20-minute walk away from where Kane died.

From BBC

The Magpies rejected a £110m bid from Liverpool for Isak on 1 August, with the Reds subsequently claiming that they were prepared to walk away from a deal.

From BBC

It sounds cliche, but the camaraderie nurtured at Palace under Glasner is something numerous sources have told BBC Sport players would find difficult to walk away from.

From BBC

Related Words

• bail out 
• drop out 
• pull out 
• quit 
• retire 
• withdraw