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Key Points

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‘Jump ship’ = quit or abandon something.

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Origin: sailors jumping off a ship to get away.

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Now used for any situation where someone leaves.

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Summary

It comes from old sailors who would literally jump off a ship to escape.

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idiom

a phrase that has a special meaning different from the words

origin

where a word or phrase first came from

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