I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't stand it around here anymore.There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?

He looked so bad that they almost left him for dead.As the soldiers turned—leaving the enemy captain for dead—the captain fired at them.

All my workers quit and left me high and dry.All the children ran away and left Billy high and dry to take the blame for the broken window.

I heard that Bill skipped out on his wife.I'm not surprised. I thought he should have skipped out long ago.

Mr. Franklin walked out on Mrs. Franklin last week.Bob walked out on Jane without saying good-bye.

I washed my hands of Tom. I wanted no more to do with him.That car was a real headache. I washed my hands of it long ago.

The crooks ditched the car and continued on foot.The flyboy ditched the plane in the lake and waded ashore.

When we learned of the conviction, we dropped him like a hot potato.I dropped the idea like a hot potato.

He went off and left me high and dry.Here I sit high and dry—no food, no money, no nothing.

They had a big fight, and he walked.Much more of this and I'm going to walk.