get out while the going is good
get out while the going 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 out while the going's good. Listen, kid, there's no way you can win this fight, so why don't you get out while the going is good?
See also: get, going, good, out, while
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get out while the goin’s good
verbSee get out while the getting’s good
See also: get, good, out, while
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- get out while the goin’s good
- get while the gettin 's good
- get while the gettin’s good
- get while the getting is good
- get while the getting’s good
- get while the going is good
- draw the curtain on (something)
- draw the curtain over (something)
- make an end of (something)
- quit while (one) is ahead