Word: quit
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...complaint against the actual service given to the students by these waiters, or against the waiters' punctuality, those in charge do complain that the feeling of responsibility of the waiters toward their work leaves something to be desired, in that they have shown a tendency to cut or quit work without due warning...
Congratulations for your splendid news magazine. You have revolutionized news-writing. Before TIME appeared, I had quit reading daily papers and news magazines, except at long intervals and then cursorily, because they were so voluminous and dull. I had to wade through many pages that did not interest me to glean some few items that...
...days of Queen Alexandra lengthened into an immediate prelude to death, much hoarse croaking was heard (TIME, Nov. 16) to the effect that upon her demise the Prince of Wales would quit York House, a wing of St. James's Palace, and occupy Marlborough House, the town residence of Alexandra...
Swiftly the Premier collected the resignations of the members of his Cabinet, added his own thereto, drove straight to President Doumergue at the Elysée, and quit. For the second time within a fortnight France was without a Ministry (TIME...
Some good natured " 'leggers" murmured to their fraternity brothers: "It's too bad about them. They were all right." Others snarled: "Cheest, you softy! They're trying to make you think they've quit, so they can nab you, sly like! The dirty, lousy bummers...