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This video is the 84th in a series on American idioms. It will introduce five new idioms, numbered 416 to 420. The video format includes guessing the meaning, then an answer with an additional example.
The idiom 'walk away from something' means to come through an event suffering no serious harm or injury. An example given is Winston walking away from a car accident with minor cuts and scrapes, or only a couple of people walking away from a train collision.
To 'go back on something' means to not do what one said they would do, essentially breaking a promise. The example illustrates a governor who went back on campaign promises, upsetting voters, and a cousin who went back on his word to repay borrowed money.
The idiom 'to cut someone or something loose' means to remove, release, or free someone or something from something else. Examples include a restaurant cutting loose employees due to a lawsuit and someone releasing their brother from a debt obligation after a bet.
'A hassle' refers to a situation causing trouble or difficulty. Traveling with a lot of luggage is presented as a hassle. Another example talks about the difficulty often experienced when dealing with the DMV regarding driver's licenses.
To 'be a casualty of something' means to be negatively impacted as a result of something. People trying to buy a house being affected by high interest rates are casualties of those rates. Similarly, small businesses suffering due to a bad local economy are casualties of it.