bail on someone

bail on (one)

To leave or abandon one. Hey, thanks for bailing on me earlier—I was stuck talking to that guy for half an hour! Come on, I highly doubt that Angela would bail on you after one fight. If you think Paul might bail on you for the dance, it couldn't hurt to have a back-up plan, right?

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bail on someone

in. to walk out on someone; to leave someone. She bailed on me after all we had been through together.

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