walking away from
Turning your back
Walking away from means leaving a situation, commitment, or relationship rather than continuing to engage with it.
The phrase often implies abandonment or refusal to deal with something difficult: She walked away from her marriage, He walked away from the negotiating table.
It can suggest either healthy disengagement or irresponsible escape: Sometimes you have to walk away from toxic people, You can't just walk away from your responsibilities.
- leavingAct of going away
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
- departingIn process of leaving
- abandoningLeaving permanently behind
withdrawing · exiting · escaping · jumping ship · forsaking · burning bridges · moving on · retreating · disengaging · pulling the plug · step back · bowing out · renounce · detach · shirk · opt out · distance · resigning
walking away fromapproaching
Coming toward something
nearing · walking into · entering · bearing down on · arriving at
walking away fromconfronting
Addressing directly
facing · standing up to · standing by · facing up to · embracing
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