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Jump ship

To depart from a ship.

📖 Definitions of "Jump ship"

verb
  1. 1

    To depart from a ship.

    "As soon as the battleship docked in Singapore, Roger jumped ship, never to return."

  2. 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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