" jumps ship "

 [ "jumping ships" ]

1: when someone decides to switch sides just because the side they were originally on was losing.

  * e.g.,  ... That douche was jumping ships just because they suck 

 [ "Jump Ship" ]

1: Leave an organization, group, company/institution, movement, proposal, or idea. This departure is usually due to inside information, or a gut feeling, concerning the pending failure of said organization, group, company/institution, movement, proposal, or idea.

  * e.g.,  ... Leaving a close knit business is never an easy choice. If the supervisors have managed their crew, or staff, with equanimity and sound ethical judgement those employees will dedicate themselves to the failing business in hopes of restoring the profitability rather than merely choosing to Jump Ship. 

 [ "Jump Ship" ]

2: References the visual of a sinking ship, i.e.- the crew evacuates rather than stays honor bound to the cause of saving the ship at the expense of their lives.

 [ "jump ship" ]

1: to leave one's job, especially out of concern (from the image of passengers abandoning a sinking ship)

  * e.g.,  ... He almost had an urge to jump ship when he got in trouble something that was once trivial. 

 [ "jump ship" ]

1: To bail out, jump off the wagon, quit the team.

  * e.g.,  ... "You know it's hard out here for a pimp  

 [ "Jumping ship" ]

1: Fuckin' drunk on any multitude of rums -- more distinct, Captain Morgan or Sailor Jerry.

  * e.g.,  ... Vince, "Jumping ship," ran aground last night on Sailor Jerry when a chick dropped anchor on his drunken pass. 

 [ "Jumped the ship" ]

1: When a boyfriend or girlfriend meets the parents of their significant other.

  * e.g.,  ... Robert: Did you hear, Dave jumped the ship last week! 

 [ "Jumped Ship" ]

1: Jumping ship is when your team, ie the posh, are up to sh*t you wog eyed spastic that's why people jumped ship back in the day, not so they could be all like, 'Hey we're on the titanic, lets jump off and drown ourslves before we lose the chance' ffs

  * e.g.,  ... "Oh, so rafa got the boot?"