John still remembers the first time he bailed out of a plane.
•When we get to 8,000 feet, we'll all bail out and drift down together. We'll open our parachutes at 2,000 feet.
2. Fig. to abandon a situation; to get out of something. •John got tired of school, so he just bailed out.
•Please stay, Bill. You've been with us too long to bail out now.