skip out

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

The lower visibility and salience of state-level elections give voters with stricter preferences on abortion policy a leg up in deciding policy because voters who don't pay as much attention skip out on the polls, she explained.

From Salon

Despite a popular belief among Democrats that Trump was the one who would skip out on debates, it’s the Biden campaign that’s been doing more hand-wringing.

From Slate

But he had asked to skip out on his criminal trial for the day so he could sit in on the high court’s special session, where the justices will weigh whether he can be prosecuted over his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

From Seattle Times

So he made a lightning-quick move to skip out of the room.

From Los Angeles Times

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