To jump ship

Business English | C1

Listening exercises with “To jump ship”

To jump ship = to leave an organisation, usually in order to get a better position elsewhere. This expression  is informal and has slightly negative connotations as it communicates the idea of abandoning your responsibilities. e.g. Companies are having to resort to expensive loyalty schemes to reduce the number of people jumping ship.

Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context – how much can you understand?

Accent: Australia