The captain ordered the crew and passengers to abandon ship.
2. Fig. to leave a failing enterprise. •A lot of the younger people are abandoning ship because they can get jobs elsewhere easily.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
abandon ship — The order to take to the lifeboats when a ship is in danger • • • Main Entry: ↑abandon * * * leave a ship because it is sinking * * * abandon ship see ↑abandon, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ship … Useful english dictionary
Abandon Ship — Infobox single | Name = Abandon Ship Type = Single Artist = Gallows Released = 4th June 2007 Recorded = 2006 Genre = Hardcore punk Melodic hardcore Label = Black Envelope Records Producer = Gallows Last single = Gallows/November Coming Fire Split … Wikipedia
abandon ship — Ⅰ. abandon/jump ship ► to leave an organization very suddenly, especially when you think it is going to fail: »The CEO abandoned ship just before the auditors were called in. Main Entry: ↑ship Ⅱ. jump ship INFORMAL … Financial and business terms
abandon ship — leave a ship because it is sinking. → abandon … English new terms dictionary
abandon ship — evacuate a ship; leave a group or company because it is headed for failure … English contemporary dictionary
abandon ship — 1) to leave a ship or boat because it is dangerous to stay 2) to leave an organization because you think it will fail … English dictionary
abandon — To elect not to exercise an option contract. The holder of a long option position has the right to exercise or abandon an option contract. Same as expire . Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary The choice made by the holder of an option to allow… … Financial and business terms
abandon — [[t]əbæ̱ndən[/t]] ♦♦♦ abandons, abandoning, abandoned 1) VERB If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. [V n] He claimed that his parents… … English dictionary
ship — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruise, sailing ▪ cargo, container, factory, hospital, supply, transport, whaling … Collocations dictionary
ship — I n. 1) to build; refit a ship 2) to christen; launch a ship 3) to navigate; sail a ship 4) to scuttle; sink; torpedo a ship 5) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) 6) to jump ship ( to desert from a ship s crew ) 7) to raise a sunken ship 8) to… … Combinatory dictionary
abandon — a|ban|don1 [ ə bændən ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 leave someone ▸ 2 leave a place ▸ 3 leave something somewhere ▸ 4 stop doing/planning something ▸ 5 stop supporting an idea ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to leave someone when you should stay with them and take… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
