get out while the getting's good
To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions ariseTo leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions arise.
» I've got a pretty good idea.
Ich habe eine ziemlich gute Idee. — wolfgangth
У меня есть весьма неплохая идея. — odexed
У мене є одна непогана ідея. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(colloquial)To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions arise.
(colloquial, idiomatic)To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.
Examples
1570 sentencesI've got a pretty good idea.
У мене є одна непогана ідея. — deniko
ruУ меня есть весьма неплохая идея. — odexed
deIch habe eine ziemlich gute Idee. — wolfgangth
I've got some very good news.
У мене є дуже добрі новини. — deniko
ruУ меня очень хорошие новости. — marafon
deIch habe sehr gute Nachrichten. — wolfgangth
I hope Tom gets better soon.
Сподіваюся, Том скоро одужає. — deniko
ruНадеюсь, Том скоро поправится. — marafon
I think things are getting better.
Думаю, життя покращується. — deniko
ruДумаю, всё налаживается. — marafon
Life got better after the war.
Життя після війни покращилося. — deniko
ruПосле войны жить стало лучше. — odexed
deNach dem Krieg wurde das Leben besser. — carlosalberto
Forms
gets out while the getting's good, getting out while the getting's good, got out while the getting's good, got out while the getting's good| Base form | get out while the getting's good · to get out while the getting's good |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets out while the getting's good |
| Present participle | getting out while the getting's good |
| Past simple | got out while the getting's good |
| Past participle | got out while the getting's good / gotten out while the getting's good |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | get out while the getting's good |
| he, she, it | gets out while the getting's good |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | got out while the getting's good |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have got out while the getting's good |
| he, she, it | has got out while the getting's good |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will get out while the getting's good |
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.