walk off

walk off
1. intransitive verb
1) (leave) weggehen; verschwinden
2)

walk off with something — (coll.) sich mit etwas davonmachen (ugs.)

walk off with all the prizes — alle Preise einheimsen (ugs.)

2. transitive verb

walk off a hangover — einen Spaziergang machen, um seinen Kater loszuwerden

* * *
◆ walk off
I. vt
to \walk off off anger/depression/pain spazieren gehen, um den Ärger/die Depressionen/die Schmerzen loszuwerden
to \walk off off a meal einen Verdauungsspaziergang machen
II. vi
1. (leave) weggehen
2. (take without asking)
▪ to \walk off off with sth etw mitgehen lassen fam
3. (easily win)
▪ to \walk off off with sth etw spielend gewinnen
* * *
1. vt sep
pounds ablaufen (inf)

I'm going out to try and walk off this headache/hangover — ich gehe jetzt an die Luft, um meine Kopfschmerzen/meinen Kater loszuwerden

we walked off our lunch with a stroll in the park — nach dem Mittagessen haben wir einen Verdauungsspaziergang im Park gemacht

2. vi
weggehen

he walked off in the opposite direction — er ging in die andere Richtung davon

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walk off
A v/i
1. davon-, fort-, weggehen:
walk off with
a) mit etwas durchbrennen umg,
b) etwas mitgehen lassen umg,
c) etwas versehentlich mitnehmen,
d) einen Kampf, eine Wahl etc spielend gewinnen
B v/t
1. jemanden abführen
2. ablaufen:
walk off one’s legs sich die Beine ablaufen;
walk sb off their feet jemanden abhetzen
3. seinen Rausch, Zorn etc durch einen Spaziergang vertreiben oder loswerden
* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (leave) weggehen; verschwinden
2)

walk off with something — (coll.) sich mit etwas davonmachen (ugs.)

walk off with all the prizes — alle Preise einheimsen (ugs.)

2. transitive verb

walk off a hangover — einen Spaziergang machen, um seinen Kater loszuwerden


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