french exit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

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"A French exit; no thank you for having me, no I've had a lovely time. To just walk away, cool and aloof. I wondered if I could."
"I wish celebrities would learn the art of the French exit. But they can’t, which is why Eva Longoria has announced she no longer lives in America."

See French leave § Etymology.

French exits (plural)

French leave

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