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walk away from
stop pursuing or being involved
To walk away from something means to decide to stop trying to get it or to stop being involved in it.
Hear it in real life
Did you accept the offer?
No, I walked away from it after they added new conditions.
I was ready to walk away from the deal when they changed the price.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She walked away ‸ the deal when the price changed.
Say: She walked away from the deal when the price changed.
The phrasal verb takes “from” before the thing someone abandons.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
walk away from something; walk away from a deal; walk away from a relationship
Your turn: say it out loud
I was ready to walk away from the deal when they changed the price.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
walk away from
stop pursuing or being involved
“I was ready to walk away from the deal when they changed the price.”
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