pick up and leave/go

phrase

: to leave suddenly with one's possessions

I couldn't just pick up and leave/go without saying goodbye.

Examples of pick up and leave/go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley and Mayor Hollies Winston argue the temporary surge of federal immigration officers has created permanent damage that will outlast the federal agents who will eventually pick up and leave the Twin Cities. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026

By 2025, the leadership of the Los Angeles Fire Department would tell firefighters on the ground at the Lachman fire, with the land still smoldering, to pick up and leave. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 18 Nov. 2025

Thousands of federal employees across the country told to pick up and leave. — ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025

One of those benefits is being able to pick up and go without worrying about doing your hair daily. — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025

At a certain point, even this location becomes no longer viable, and she’s forced to pick up and go with no money in her pocket and no idea where to head next. — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024

Despite Eva’s fear that Shane may pick up and leave her heartbroken for a second time, the two embark on another week-long passionate affair. — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024

The proliferation of outposts has driven up settler violence in the West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, rights groups say, leading several Palestinian villages to pick up and leave their land. — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024

Net domestic migration has fallen the past two years, as more people pick up and leave and fewer move in, Byers said. — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024