walks into

Goes through doorway

Walks into describes physically entering a space on foot: She walks into the room.

The phrase anchors countless jokes with the setup "A [person] walks into a bar..." Beyond literal movement, it suggests encountering something unexpectedly: You can't just walk into a job like that.

To walk into trouble or a trap is to stumble into it unawares.

Related

doorway · open door · greet · stumble upon · threshold · advance · confront · lion's den · line of fire · trap door · bar joke · interrupt · intrude · catch off guard · approach · head first · join · introduce

Opposites
direction of movement relative to enclosed space

walks intoleaves

Tree's photosynthetic organs

exits · walks away from · vacates · walks out · walks off

awareness and intentionality

walks intoavoids

Deliberately stays away from

sidesteps · circumvents · evades · walks around · bypasses

Family

walk, into, walking, sidewalk, walker, walkway, walked, walkers, cakewalk

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G