WALK OUT

walk out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ walk )

1 . to leave a place suddenly, especially because you disapprove of something:

The play was awful and we walked out after half an hour.

walk out of

the issue that led to the US walking out of the trade talks this week

2 . to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else:

Her husband walked out, leaving her with three children to look after.

walk out on

Five years later she walked out on Matthew and their two boys.

3 . to leave your job suddenly because you no longer want to do it:

We’re so short-staffed. I can’t just walk out.

walk out of

If you can afford to walk out of your job, why not?

4 . to stop working as a protest:

Workers are threatening to walk out if an agreement is not reached.