walk free

Meaning

1. to be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment

In the movies · 5

• And he let Arepo walk free.Tenet2020
• I'm surprised the Ministry's still letting you walk around free.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007
• Even if you win, what makes you think they'll let you walk away free?Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021
• If they're willing to lock me up for talking while they let murderers walk around free, "just fuck 'em ."Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father2008
• Do you think that I would let him put my son through hell and then just walk away scot-free?Whiplash2014

From the same entry

• run before you can walk
• walk the beat
• walk it
• walk off their feet
• walk off the job
• walk the plank
• walk the streets
• walk tall
• walk the walk
• float on air
• go down the aisle
• walk a fine line