ABANDON SHIP
abandon ship: translation
abandon ship
1.Lit.to leave a sinking ship. •
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.
- abandon ship—abandon ship translationabandonjump ship to leave an organization very suddenly especially when you think it is going to fail The CEO abandoned ship just before the aud...Financial and business terms