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jump ship

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To depart from a ship, especially without permission.
  2. To leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly.
    figuratively

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Examples

“As soon as the battleship docked in Singapore, Roger jumped ship, never to return⟳.”
“I couldn't hack it as a teacher, so I jumped ship and flew back to Australia.”
“The few stalwarts praising the prime minister’s non-remorse today will be of small comfort to him, given their ranks include⟳ Ann Widdecombe and Patrick O’Flynn of the Express⟳, while another of their ilk, the Telegraph’s Allison Pearson, has jumped ship altogether.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

jump someone's bones jump the dock jump the gun jump the lights jump the line jump the queue

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