abandon ship
English
Verb
abandon ship (third-person singular simple present abandons ship, present participle abandoning ship, simple past and past participle abandoned ship)
- To leave or forsake a ship, due to its impending doom.
- (by extension) To leave a person or organization when things become difficult.
Translations
to leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom
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References
- Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abandon ship”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 1.