Word of the Day: Jump ship

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘jump ship.’ When someone quits their job without permission or giving notice, it's known as jumping ship. You don't have to get wet to jump ship. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/JumpShip Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the podcast episodes. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you. In droves: The word drove by itself means a large herd of animals moving from one place to another. 'In droves' means in large numbers. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/InDroves Look out for number one: When you look out for number one, you are your number one priority. You act in your self-interest to ensure you have the advantage. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LookOutForNumberOne Sink or swim: Sink or swim means you are not given any help to succeed in life. You are on your own, and you must be self-reliant to succeed or you fail. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SinkOrSwim