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jumping ship
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present participle of jump ship
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to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another
- He jumped ship when he found out the non-profit's founder was keeping much of the funding for himself.
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“Jumping ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumping%20ship. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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