Collocations for quit - verb
ADVERB
altogether
I thought about working part-time, or quitting altogether.
I thought about working part-time, or quitting altogether.
abruptly,
suddenly
VERB + quit
try to
I'm still trying to quit smoking.
I'm still trying to quit smoking.
decide to
be ready to, threaten to
be forced to, have to
be ready to, threaten to
be forced to, have to
PREPOSITION
as
He was forced to quit as the team's manager.
He was forced to quit as the team's manager.
over
Their longest-serving employee is threatening to quit over pay.
Their longest-serving employee is threatening to quit over pay.
PHRASES
give notice to quit,
issue notice to quit
(both esp. BrE)
Landlords are normally required to give 28 days' written notice to quit.
Landlords are normally required to give 28 days' written notice to quit.
know when to quit
In this job you have to know when to quit.
In this job you have to know when to quit.
Quit is used with these nouns as the subject:
employee, engine
employee, engine
Quit is used with these nouns as the object:
athletics, band, cabinet, college, job, post, school, smoking
athletics, band, cabinet, college, job, post, school, smoking