take one's leave

1. see take leave of.

Example Sentences

The Black vernacular phrase from which “You Don’t Have to Tell Me Twice” takes its name is a verb, he says — an assertion of the right to take one’s leave from participation in your own oppression.

From New York Times

“You know that it is bad form to take one’s leave without saying ‘adieu,’ and believe me,” and he again laughed, “I thank you for your lavish reception in honor of the fake lord.”

From Project Gutenberg

What was there to do on a last day but look and note, and watch, and take one's leave?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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