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. (idiomatic) (By extension) To leave a person or organization when the going gets tough.

References

• Christine A. Lindberg (editor), The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition (Spark Publishing, 2007 [2002], ISBN 978-1-4114-0500-4), page 1