walk out on

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walk out on (third-person singular simple present walks out on, present participle walking out on, simple past and past participle walked out on)

  1. (informal, transitive) To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.
    • 1967, “With a Little Help from My Friends”, in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performed by Beatles:
      What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me?

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