bail out (of (something))

to stop doing something or being involved in something.

Bad working conditions have caused many nurses to bail out of the profession.

The TV show triggered a number of protests, and some of the sponsors bailed out.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bail out (= to jump out of an aircraft with a parachute)

• bird has flown.
• bird in the hand
• bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• birds and the bees
• bird's eye view
• birds of a feather
• Birds of a feather flock together.
• bit by bit
• bitch and moan
• bite head off
• bite off more than can chew
• bite off more than you can chew
• bite of the cherry
• biter bit
• biter is bit
• bite someone's head off
• bite the big one
• bite the bullet
• bite the dust
• bite the hand that feeds
• bite the hand that feeds you
• bite to eat
• bite tongue
• bite your tongue
• bit much