Desert
Desert verb - To leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another.
Shot at
Both terms in one sentence
- In his past, he'd encountered bandits and pirates, gotten shot at by inner-city gangs, been stabbed, and nearly died while lost in a desert.
Source: Literature / Prince Roger -
Crapsack World: When your only shot at freedom is to flee to the desert and risk getting "ghosted" nearly every day of your life, that might qualify.
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Cowardly Sidekick: several hire-able mercenaries will complain about shooting people, complain about being shot at, complain about not having enough backup, and (in some cases) desert you at the end of their first real fight.
Source: Video Game / Jagged Alliance
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