walk out on sb
— Phrasal Verb with walk /wɔːk/ verbDefinition
› to suddenly leave your husband, wife, or partner and end your relationship with them: He walked out on his wife and kids.
(Definition of walk out on sb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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