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walk out
verb
to leave without explanation, esp in anger
to go on strike
informalto abandon or desert
obsoleteto court or be courted by
noun
a strike by workers
the act of leaving a meeting, conference, etc, as a protest
walk-out
The action of leaving a meeting, place of work, or organization as an expression of disapproval or grievance: “During Grimm's speech, the radical students staged a walk-out.”
Idioms and Phrases
Go on strike, as in The union threatened to walk out if management would not listen to its demands . [Late 1800s]
Leave suddenly, especially as a sign of disapproval. For example, The play was so bad we walked out after the first act . [First half of 1800s]
Also, walk out on . Desert, abandon, as in He walked out on his wife and five children . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
The NEU announcement does not mean teachers in England are about to walk out.
The agents who had been inside the store walked out at least a dozen individuals and boarded them in the vans as other agents in riot gear taped off the area.
“That’s an alarm coming in,” she said, standing up and walking out of the interview.
“I walked out of there going, ‘Man I love those guys.
His two-year old American Eskimo barks as his owner turns his back and walks out of the St Mark's Animal Rescue Foundation in the Lagos suburb of Ajah.
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