walk into
phrasal verb
walked into; walking into; walks into
1
: to become involved in or fooled by (something) because one is not aware of what is really happening
He walked right into our trap.
"I can't believe you fell for that old joke!" "Yeah, I guess I walked right into that one."
2
chiefly British
: to get (a job) very easily
After college, she walked straight into a job.
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Meanwhile, those with a master’s degree in mathematics and statistics walked into jobs paying upwards of $83,000.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Jackson went untouched after the pick, high-stepping from the 20 before turning at the 2 and walking into the end zone backward.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
And then Mayo walked into a cramped little room of media people and did the blame-me thing again.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Season three picks up where season two left off – with Kat (Leigh) and her brother Jacob (Spencer Macpherson), who went missing more than two decades ago at the age of eight and is now an adult, poised to walk into the Landry home to an unsuspecting Del (MacDowell).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Jackson went untouched after the pick, high-stepping from the 20 before turning at the 2 and walking into the end zone backward.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
And then Mayo walked into a cramped little room of media people and did the blame-me thing again.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Season three picks up where season two left off – with Kat (Leigh) and her brother Jacob (Spencer Macpherson), who went missing more than two decades ago at the age of eight and is now an adult, poised to walk into the Landry home to an unsuspecting Del (MacDowell).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Walk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20into. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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