To hastily and surreptitiously depart from some place. The man skipped out of town as soon as he was released on bail.I should have been working on the report, but I decided to skip out of the office and meet my wife and kids for a long lunch.
skip out of
v.
To leave some place hastily and usually secretly, especially in order to avoid problems: The suspects skipped out of town before the police could catch them.