abandon ship

abandon ship

English

Verb

abandon ship (third-person singular simple present abandons ship, present participle abandoning ship, simple past and past participle abandoned ship)

1. To leave or forsake a ship, due to its impending doom.
2. (by extension) To leave a person or organization when things become difficult.

Translations

to leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom

Japanese: 船を捨てる (fune o suteru) Korean: 배를 버리다 (baereul beorida)

Portuguese: abandonar o navio Spanish: abandonar el barco

References

• “abandon ship” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.