Home / Thesaurus / get out while the getting's good
Thesaurus: get out while the getting's good
get out while the getting's good (phrasal verb) (colloquial) To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear. (idiomatic, colloquial) To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a busi…
Related headwords
colloquialdefinitionconditionsdefinitiongooddefinitionwhiledefinitionadversedefinitionanticipationdefinitionappeardefinitionbusinessdefinitiondropdefinitionestatedefinitiongetdefinitionholdingsdefinitionidiomaticdefinitionleavedefinitionopportunedefinitionpartdefinitionparticularlydefinitionphrasaldefinitionpricesdefinitionrealdefinitionselldefinitionstocksdefinitiontimedefinitionverbdefinitionget off the groundfamilyget onfamilyget on withfamilyget one's ass handed to onefamily
Definitions
- get out while the getting's good (phrasal verb) (colloquial) To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear. (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.