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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Example Sentences

The Justice Department settled with Live Nation last week, dropping out of the antitrust case.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ming, who was assigned male at birth, dropped out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, became homeless and was “living out of their car with a gun on their dashboard,” Conniff says.

From Los Angeles Times

Some have dropped out of the workforce altogether, and Black female unemployment has climbed to 7.1% from 5.5% a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sensing the boom was here to stay, she dropped out of university to focus on her new career.

From BBC

Insider info: Jacob Elordi is now Oscar-nominated for playing Frankenstein’s monster, but he was a last-minute replacement for Andrew Garfield, who dropped out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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