French exit

English

Etymology

See French leave § Etymology.

Noun

French exit (plural French exits)

1. Synonym of French leave.
   • 2014, David Nicholls, Us, Harper Collins, →ISBN, page 45:

     A French exit; no thank you for having me, no I've had a lovely time. To just walk away, cool and aloof. I wondered if I could.

   • 2024 November 15, Marina Hyde, “To the stars vowing to flee Trump’s America: maybe your excruciating endorsements were part of the problem”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     I wish celebrities would learn the art of the French exit. But they can’t, which is why Eva Longoria has announced she no longer lives in America.

Translations

French leave — see French leave