Idiom: walk out (on someone)
Meaning
Idiom: walk out (on someone)
- to suddenly end or abandon a relationship
Example sentences
- The cleaning staff walked out on the hotel during our stay so our room was only cleaned once all week.
- My sister was so scared of her boyfriend she finally walked out on him, only taking a few clothes with her.
- I was so immature at my first job and just walked out on the team without giving any advance notice.
- My dad walked out on us when I was seven but my mom remarried two years later.
- The coach walked out on us before the game after he found out we had all been drinking at a party the night before.
- We'll risk our wait staff walking out on us if we don't hire more staff soon.
- My son will never walk out on his family but I've recommended he get marital counseling.
- My first wife walked out on me after our son was born and honestly, I can't blame her because I was not a good husband or father.
Synonyms
- move out
- take a walk
- take a hike
- ditch someone
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