Question on "walk out on someone"
Might there be a context in which "He walked out on me" is meant for "He walked out to me", not "He walked out from me" ?
For example,
While I was preparing for my daughter's birthday party, my husband was doing his work in his room, and after he was done with it, he walked out on me to help me.
I know "walk out on someone" usually means "leave someone", but I think that could mean different according to context, as shown above.
If my thinking about "walk out on" is right, can these expressions mean different according to context?
Rush out on
Run out on
Go out on
Move out on
Top answer
fire1 Might there be a context in which "He walked out on me" is meant for "He walked out to me", not "He walked out from me" ? No.
- fire1 Might there be a context in which "He walked out on me" is meant for "He walked out to me", not "He walked out from me" ?
- No.
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fire1Might there be a context in which "He walked out on me" is meant for "He walked out to me", not "He walked out from me" ?
No.
0fire1If my thinking about "walk out on" is right,
Excuse me GPY.
Is the word "thinking" correct in the OP? Or should it be "thought"?
0Idioms are very exact combinations of words, which have a different meaning than the individual words do. You can not substitute another word in the phrase, for example, "walk out on" has an entirely different meaning that "go out on" (e.g. This boy and I are going out on a date Friday night.)
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