- take your leave of
- to bereaveThe final parting:... so absolutely unlike the way Frank would have wished to take his leave of us. (M. Thomas, 1982 — Frank had died)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
take your leave of
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take your leave — take (your) leave to go away from a gathering. Barlow could only manage a few brief words before taking his leave of this group of happy supporters … New idioms dictionary
take your leave — old fashioned phrase to say goodbye Thesaurus: goodbyes and to say goodbyehyponym ways of saying hellosynonym Main entry: leave … Useful english dictionary
take (your) leave (of somebody) — take (your) ˈleave (of sb) idiom (formal) to say goodbye • With a nod and a smile, she took leave of her friends. Main entry: ↑leaveidiom … Useful english dictionary
take your leave — old fashioned to say goodbye … English dictionary
take French leave — 1. To depart without notice or permission 2. To disappear suspiciously • • • Main Entry: ↑French * * * take French leave phrase to take time away from your job without asking for permission Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym … Useful english dictionary
take French leave — to take time away from your job without asking for permission … English dictionary
take leave of someone — old fashioned phrase to say goodbye to someone Thesaurus: goodbyes and to say goodbyehyponym ways of saying hellosynonym Main entry: leave * * * take leave of someone (or … Useful english dictionary
take leave — take (your) leave to go away from a gathering. Barlow could only manage a few brief words before taking his leave of this group of happy supporters … New idioms dictionary
leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
