Drop out
Drop out verb - Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
Both terms in one sentence
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George toys with letting him drop out and start working there, but then has a vision showing a 50 year old Max having no other options after the entire plant is replaced by robots.
Source: Series / The George Lopez Show -
Waiting for a Break: Max intends to work odd jobs and bum through college until he's famous enough to drop out and start his own band full-time.
Source: Video Game / Roommates - Unfortunately, his classmates don't find out about his deal to drop out and start working to pay back the loans unless he keeps winning all his baseball games until he's already lost and his family's farm has declared bankruptcy.
Source: Tragic Dropout
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