drop out

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Many times, victims drop out of school, while their alleged attackers graduate.

From The Daily Beast

He won a ticket to college on a basketball scholarship but had to drop out to support his siblings.

From The Daily Beast

“The [high school] drop-out rate was 80 percent [among Latinos] and the college-going rate was four percent,” Castro says.

From The Daily Beast

They are often forced to drop out of school and take menial jobs to support their new family.

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Children who drop out of school become more susceptible to being exploited and abused.

From The Daily Beast

Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"

From Project Gutenberg

At every halt which this groping search necessitated, scores of tired men would fall asleep and drop out of their saddles.

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When, with returning fair weather, the atmospheric pressure increases, the water can no longer bulge or drop out of the bulb.

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My drop-out would be made to look as if I had jumped the job, and Dunton would appoint a new man.

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"I wish we could drop out—and land up on the mountain outside," returned his youngest brother.

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Related Words

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