get out while the getting's good

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions arise. colloquial
    — Take your choice; get out while the getting's good, or we'll boom Glad-hand by starting a Boot Hill right here." A Boot Hill! Grinch reflected.
  2. 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. colloquial,idiomatic
    — It costs pretty near as much to sell a used truck as a new one and there is usually ... close down business right away and get out while the getting's good.

词形变化

gets out while the getting's good present,singular,third-person getting out while the getting's good participle,present got out while the getting's good past got out while the getting's good UK,participle,past gotten out while the getting's good US,participle,past
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