takes one's leave
Exits the scene
Takes one's leave means to depart or say goodbye, typically in a formal or deliberate way: After dinner, she took her leave of the hosts.
The phrase suggests a polite, intentional exit rather than a hasty departure.
It often appears in past tense: He took his leave and never returned.
- exitWay to leave
- make one's exitTo depart a place
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- withdrawRemove or pull away
decorum · farewell · bid farewell · bon voyage · sayonara · courtesy · au revoir · propriety · adieu · see you later · until we meet again · retreat · parting · part ways · vacate · valediction · abscond · so long
takes one's leaveslips away
Departs unnoticed, gradually
ghosts · does a runner · bolts · vanishes · Irish goodbye
takes one's leavestays
Remains in place
remains · lingers · sticks around · stays put · settles in
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