jumps ship
phrase
as in defects (from)
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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“Jumps ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumps%20ship. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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