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 out while the getting is good?
See also: get, good, while
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.

get while the gettin’s good

verb
See get out while the getting’s good
See also: get, good, while

get while the getting’s good

verb
See get out while the getting’s good
See also: get, good, while
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • get out while the goin’s good
  • get out while the going is good
  • get while the gettin 's good
  • get while the gettin’s 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