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get out while the getting's good

Definitions

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  • verb colloquial To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear.
  • verb idiomatic, colloquial To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.

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Contraction of get out while the getting is good.

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