walk out the door

phrase

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

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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 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 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 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 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

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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 9 Oct. 2026.

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