walk free
walk free · walks free · walked free · walking free
ходити, іти, іти кроком
ходить, идти, идти пешком
gehen, laufe, laufen
To go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually…To go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
» Sami passed the polygraph test and walked free.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
Examples
4 sentencesSami passed the polygraph test and walked free.
Sami will walk out a free man for ever.
Sami walked free.
Due to all sorts of bureaucratic delays, the limitation period expires, the case closes, and the criminal walks free.
Forms
walks free, walking free, walked free, walked free| Base form | walk free · to walk free |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | walks free |
| Present participle | walking free |
| Past simple | walked free |
| Past participle | walked free |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle