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skip out

Idioms  

  1. Leave hastily, abscond, as in They just skipped out of town. It is also put as skip out on, meaning “desert, abandon” as in He skipped out on his wife, leaving her with the four children. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]

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I’ve seen it in the bold bets self-proclaimed degen traders are making and in the Silicon Valley founders who skip out on sleep and a social life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Naturally, a lot of those people skip out altogether to catch their flights.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2025

He convinced the then-Georgia receiver to skip out on a planned hunting trip.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

The teen, who was only identified as L.B. in court documents, decided to skip out on Harrison Central High School’s graduation ceremony held Saturday in response to the ruling.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2023

Normally it would make him self-conscious, enough that he’d skip out of lunch and go sit in an empty hallway.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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