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quit while one is ahead en · VERB
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(idiomatic) To stop taking risks before one starts losing.
Because I don’t get involved with he said, she said
So take my advice and quit while you’re ahead
Because one day I might not laugh
1984, Whodini, Big Mouth:Getting up on hot, rainy nights, trudging outside, and sitting on a steaming wet toilet seat, being tickled by the cockroaches that congregated just below the lid. Ten days at Gombe feels just right, thank you. I'm ready to quit while I'm ahead.
2012, Craig Packer, Into Africa:
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Synonyms
get out while the getting's good