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PonyFan Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Bail

Could you tell me whether it is usual to use the verb "bail" in the meaning of "leave" as in "We're leaving on this scene."? Thanks in advance!

  

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"? Thanks in advance! "We're leaving on this scene" doesn't make sense.

  • "?
  • Thanks in advance!
  • "We're leaving on this scene" doesn't make sense.
  • Did you just mean "We're leaving this scene"?
  • What was the actual sentence with "bail"?
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PonyFan"We're leaving on this scene."? Thanks in advance!

"We're leaving on this scene" doesn't make sense. Did you just mean "We're leaving this scene"? What was the actual sentence with "bail"? Was it "We're bailing on this scene"?

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PonyFanWe're leaving on this scene."?

Well, that at least is not a good sentence. You are trying to use slang? That is a poor idea for a learner.

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It's spoken slang, common among young people.

eg We're leaving this place.

eg We're bailing on this place.

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bail on

[intransitive] informal to leave a project, situation, or relationship

Many people would have bailed on Renee but he stood by her.
I had a travel partner but he bailed and then I didn’t want to go any more.

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