Leave
Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.
Take part
Take part verb - Share in something.
Both terms in one sentence
- When one of the recruits decides not to take part, he's given a pat on the shoulder and allowed to leave.
Source: Thrown from the Zeppelin - Not only, did he leave the group, but he retire from showbiz all together and does not take part in the reunions.
Source: Nobody Loves the Bassist - Goldfinger: Mister Solo, after having Operation Grand Slam to rob Fort Knox revealed to him, states his intention to leave rather than take part in the plan with the rest of the gangsters.
Source: Resignations Not Accepted
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