Phrasal verb: walk off

[sendiony]

Test No. incompl/inter-101 "Phrasal Verb: Walk", question 4

He came into the room, shouted at everybody and then left the room walking ......... in a really bad temper.

(a) down
(b) off
(c) over
(d) to

Test No. incompl/inter-101 "Phrasal Verb: Walk", answer 4

He came into the room, shouted at everybody and then left the room walking off in a really bad temper.

Correct answer: (b) off

Your answer was: incorrect
He came into the room, shouted at everybody and then left the room walking over in a really bad temper.
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HI :)
can you just explain to me what does it mean when i say walk over,walk off,walk by and walked about??

[Stefanie]

walk over - to walk over someone means to gain an easy victory over or to treat badly (informal language)

walk off means to leave a place because you are angry or dissatisfied

walk about means as much as walk with no particular goal("she walked about in the park")

I'm not sure about the meaning of "to walk by" so I leave this for the professional speakers here :)

[Alan]

Hi Stefanie,

Thanks for giving the explanations. Walk by means not stop but continue to walk along and so ignore what is happening. For example if you see someone has had an accident and you don't stop to offer help, you are said to walk by.

Alan
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