phrasal verb

Walk out

No. 116 most commonLetter WInseparable

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Leave work because of a dispute with the management

Meanings

  • Leave work because of a dispute with the management (intransitive, International English)
  • Leave a place angrily or because you are not satisfied (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The workers WALKED OUT because the felt that safety wasn't being handled correctly.
  • The film was a bore so I WALKED OUT halfway through.

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