walk into
phrasal verb
walked into; walking into; walks 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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Police said 20-year-old Kyle Matthew Behrens walked into the business and attacked the 21-year-old employee with a hammer, striking her repeatedly in the head and causing serious injuries.
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That gave me so much confidence walking into set.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Photos obtained by the Daily Mail showed the couple walking into the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles together.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The videos showed them flashing guns, being inside a store and the three walking into an alleyway.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
That gave me so much confidence walking into set.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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