walk out on

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walk out on

verb walks out on · walking out on · walked out on

  1. informal, transitive To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse. What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me?

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verb to abandon

Italianoabbandonare
Русскийброса́ть brosátʹ, бро́сить brósitʹ, покида́ть pokidátʹ, поки́нуть pokínutʹ

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@misc{walk_out_on_2026,
  title = {walk out on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walk%20out%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}