quit while one is ahead

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To stop taking risks before one starts losing. idiomatic
    — Getting up on hot, rainy nights, trudging outside, and sitting on a steaming wet toilet seat, being tickled by the cockroaches that congregated just below the lid. Ten days at Gombe feels just right, thank you. I'm ready to quit while I'm ahead.

词形变化

quits while one is ahead present,singular,third-person quitting while one is ahead participle,present quit while one was ahead participle,past quit while one was ahead past
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