walk into

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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So this will be a very different experience from walking into a dealership, signing a few forms and driving home. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Not surprisingly, the MacKenzie brothers aren’t thrilled to see Brian Fraser walk into their Great Hall. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Jewish students are walking into lecture halls every day hoping to be treated like every other student in the room. — Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Everything seems to be going well until a writer (played by Diego Peretti), struggling with creative block, walks into his office. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk into

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“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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