drop out

Idioms  

1. Withdraw from participation in a group such as a school, club, or game; also, withdraw from society owing to disillusionment. For example, He couldn't afford the membership dues and had to drop out, or She planned to drop out from college for a year. [Late 1800s]

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drop out

Among the strategies Paramount lawyers have discussed: potentially providing incentives to states in the coalition that get them to drop out of the suit and weaken the case, people familiar with those discussions said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Graham Platner announced he will drop out of the race to be senator of Maine.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

As of this morning, per NBC News, Platner hadn’t decided whether to drop out; if he does, he believes he can influence the party to pick an ideologically similar replacement.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

In Jewish Israeli society, Kess said that children who had lost a parent were four times more likely to get arrested, and 13 times more likely to drop out of school.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

I wish you hadn’t decided to drop out of West Side Story after you got pregnant.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Related Words

• abandon
• back out
• cease
• give up
• quit
• withdraw