abandon ship
strand
get out of Dodge
escape route
step aside
dig a hole for oneself
push factor
lean into
hang out to dry
trail
work through
navigate
cart away
desert
abandon
desolate
run along
struggler
forsake
carry away
pragmatist
negotiate
AWOL
lock into
resourcefulness
exit
distance
have someone by the short hairs
misnegotiate
leave someone in the lurch
make the best of a bad job
lump it
want-away
pop smoke
roll
have the tiger by the tail
shake off the dust from one's feet
blow this joint
schlep
drop someone in it
leave
zugzwang
on the way out
shlep
have a tiger by the tail
punk out
get blood out of a stone
punch out
scamble
get out