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abandon ship
- See:
- abandon
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| definition 1: |
to leave a ship that is in danger of sinking.
The captain ordered the crew to abandon ship. |
| definition 2: |
to extricate oneself from a situation where danger or failure seems imminent, often at the expense of loyalty to a group or cause.
Business profits were so low last year that he felt like abandoning ship. |
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