get while the getting is good

get while the getting is good

To cease, end, or give up (doing) something before it becomes too difficult or the consequences become too severe. There are some reports that the market is about to take a dive, so I reckon we should get while the getting is good. Listen, kid, there's no way you can win this fight, so why don't you get while the getting is good? If there are layoffs coming, we all need to get while the getting is good.

See also: get, good, while

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get (out) while the gettin(g)'s good

 and get (out) while the goin(g)'s good

to leave while it is still safe or possible to do so. I could tell that it was time for me to get while the gettin's good. I told her she should get out while the gain's good.

See also: get, gettin, good, while

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

get while the getting’s good

verb

See get out while the getting’s good

See also: get, good, while

get while the gettin’s good

verb

See get out while the getting’s good

See also: get, good, while

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