Ditch
Ditch verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
Usage example: ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
Quit
Quit verb - To cause to remain behind.
Usage example: he quit the house sometime around nine this morning and hasn't been seen since
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Both words in one sentence
- In Kingdom Hearts, neither Roxas nor Xion ditch their Organization XIII coats after they quit the Organization.
Source: Still Wearing the Old Colors -
Still Wearing the Old Colors: Neither Roxas nor Xion ditch their Organization XIII cloaks after they quit the organization.
Source: Franchise / Kingdom Hearts - Of course, the episode has An Aesop of "guns are bad" (Jett's father, a sheriff, had to shoot a criminal on duty and is traumatized by the event), so in the end Jett and the entire remainder of the crew threaten to quit, so the producer has no choice but to scrap the episode and ditch the guns idea.
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