Collocation
leave school
to stop attending school permanently (finish or drop out), usually because you are moving on to work, training, or another stage of life
Definition
'leave school' is a common English collocation. to stop attending school permanently (finish or drop out), usually because you are moving on to work, training, or another stage of life
leave + school
“He plans to leave school at sixteen and start an apprenticeship.”
Examples
- She wants to leave school and get a job to help her family.
- He left school at 18 and went straight to university.
- Many students leave school without any formal qualifications.
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- If you leave school early, you may need extra training later on.
- Her parents were worried when she talked about leaving school before her exams.
- He is leaving school next month to start work full-time.
- After he left school, he struggled to find stable work for a few years.
- The program supports young people who have left school and are looking for training.
- She decided to leave school because the course was not right for her.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally