| 单词 | to get out while the getting is good |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get out (also go, leave, etc.) while the getting is good c. while the getting is good: while the conditions are favourable, esp. for the acquisition of something; originally in to get while the getting is good. Also frequently in to get out (also go, leave, etc.) while the getting is good: to leave or extricate oneself from a situation at an advantageous time.Cf. earlier while the going is good at going n. Phrases 2. ΚΠ 1906 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 6 Mar. 8/7 Slosson is the greatest one-cushion player in the world. He..never falls down on an easy shot. George's logic is ‘Get while the getting's good.’ 1914 Winnipeg Lutheran 1 June I have simply decided to get out while the getting is good. 1929 Times 7 June 16/4 Operators on the stock exchange, whose only interest was to get what they could out of the holdings, while the getting was good. 1944 Washington Post 5 May 12/8 Better take it while the getting is good. When this supply fails, you may be a long time without! 1998 Field & Stream Feb. 76/4 Quail are a ‘get while the gettin's good’ game bird, and this is one of the good years. 2013 L. Wilde Born Ready 75 Something weird is going on here. Just pay the bill and leave while the getting is good. < as lemmas |
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