JUMPSHIP

jump ship

Verb

  1. To part from a ship.
    As soon as the battleship docked in Singapore, Roger jumped ship, never to return.
  2. To leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly.
    I couldn't hack it as a teacher, so I jumped ship and flew back to Australia.


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