walk into
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walked into; walking into; walks into
Definition of walk into
1 : to become involved in or fooled by (something) because one is not aware of what is really happening
He walked right into our trap. "I can't believe you fell for that old joke!" "Yeah, I guess I walked right into that one."
2 chiefly British : to get (a job) very easily
After college, she walked straight into a job.
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