go quietly
Leave without fuss
Go quietly is to submit without resistance or protest.
The phrase often appears in contexts of arrest, resignation, or death—situations where struggle is possible but avoided: He agreed to go quietly rather than face a public trial.
To not go quietly is to resist, fight back, or make noise on the way out.
- leaveSanctioned time away
- take leaveTo depart formally
- sneakMove with stealth
- slip outDepart undetected
- duck outDepart discreetly, unannounced
tiptoe · exit · acquiesce · submit · slip away · yield · give in · concede · comply · accept defeat · back down · slink · steal away · bow out · fade away · resign · withdraw · surrender
go quietlymake a scene
Create public disturbance
go out with a bang · storm out · slam the door · make waves · burn bridges
go quietlyput up a fight
Offer active opposition
resist · go down swinging · fight back · struggle · protest
go quietlygo public
Sell stock openly
air dirty laundry · name names · blow the whistle · leave a mark · spill the tea
goes, going, gone, goer, goers, quiet, quiets, quieted, quieting