walk out the door

idiom

: to leave a place
She walked out the door without saying goodbye.

Examples of walk out the door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After an exodus of talent over the past several winters — Corey Seager, Trea Turner and Max Scherzer have headlined the stars to walk out the door — this year’s roster has looked diminished amid a sputtering 10-10 start. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023 Part slipper, part chunky loafer, the lightweight adaptation of an old-school clog symbolizes comfort, ease and the unspeakable relief of being able to walk out the door in two seconds wearing a versatile shoe universally seen as stylish. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2022 The walk out the door in my dress felt like the longest 100 feet of my life. Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 21 July 2022 The Ravens have watched a parade of talented outside linebackers walk out the door since the end of the 2018 season. Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 27 Apr. 2021 Then, while the people are still laughing, walk out the door and into your warm, safe bed. Emily Menez, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023 Yandex previously saw its search engine code walk out the door in 2015, when a former employee tried to sell it on the black market for $28,000 to fund his own startup. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2023 The three top Twitter executives whom Elon Musk fired Thursday will walk out the door with about $187 million of Musk’s money. Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022 Kottler says therapists may be loath to let a source of revenue walk out the door; after all, their malpractice insurance, rent, and other payments are due. WIRED, 28 Sep. 2022

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“Walk out the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20out%20the%20door. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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