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walk out on — (someone/something) to suddenly end your relationship with someone or something. She walked out on her husband and two children after 12 years of marriage. Why would anyone walk out on a seven year contract that includes a share of the profits? … New idioms dictionary
walk out — ► walk out 1) depart suddenly or angrily. 2) Brit. informal, dated go for walks in courtship. Main Entry: ↑walk … English terms dictionary
walk out — index quit (evacuate), secede, strike (refuse to work) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
walk|out — «WK OWT», noun. 1. a strike of workers: »Striking employees…will go back to work tomorrow, fifty seven days after their walkout (New York Times). 2. a sudden departure from a room, meeting, or the like, usually as a form of protest. »France… … Useful english dictionary
walk out — UK US walk out Phrasal Verb with walk({{}}/wɔːk/ verb [I or T] ► HR, WORKPLACE to refuse to continue working and leave your office, factory, etc. to show your employer that you are unhappy about something: »Workers are threatening to walk out… … Financial and business terms
walk out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms walk out : present tense I/you/we/they walk out he/she/it walks out present participle walking out past tense walked out past participle walked out 1) to suddenly leave a person who needs you or a situation… … English dictionary
Walk Out — Infobox Album | Name = Walk Out Type = Album Artist = Lady Saw Released = April 17, 2007 Recorded = 2007 Genre = Dancehall Reggae Label = VP Last album = Strip Tease (2004) This album = Walk Out (2007) Next album = ... Walk Out is the 2007 album… … Wikipedia
walk out on — phrasal : to leave abruptly : leave before the completion of a performance or process has even been known to walk out on the writhing of some of the screen s most celebrated heavy emoters New Republic : leave in the lurch walked out on his wife… … Useful english dictionary
walk out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you walk out of a meeting, a performance, or an unpleasant situation, you leave it suddenly, usually in order to show that you are angry or bored. [V P of n] Several dozen councillors walked out of the meeting in protest... [V… … English dictionary
walk·out — /ˈwɑːkˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] 1 : a strike by workers Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory. 2 : the act of leaving a meeting or organization as a way of showing disapproval see also walk out at ↑walk, 1 … Useful english dictionary
