ditched the line
v.— «Yesterday, when the team interrupted its workout for lunch, Jefferies “ditched” in line, prompting a glare from one wronged player, and then took his lunch to his locker.» —“A New Man: Jefferies tries to show he’s really a good guy” by Marty Noble Newsday (Long Island, New York) Mar. 26, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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