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.

Examples of walk into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz walked into the hospital in West Manchester Township armed with a semi-automatic handgun on Saturday just before 11 a.m., according to York County District Attorney Tim Barker. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025

Best medicine The plague, the flu and common cold walk into a bar. —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025

For those looking to save a few baht and sample local dishes, take a short walk into town. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

One day, while home from college, Shari walked into her old bedroom (at that point occupied by Hildebrandt and Ruby) and found massage oils and candles strewn everywhere. —Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for walk into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue