walk into
phrasal verbwalk into something (informal)
- to become involved in an unpleasant situation, especially because you were not sensible enough to avoid it
- I realized I'd walked into a trap.
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- to succeed in getting a job very easily
- She walked straight into a job at the bank as soon as she graduated.
walk into something/somebody
- to crash into something/somebody while you are walking, for example because you do not see them
- I was in a hurry and almost walked into the glass door.