take French leave
1take French leave — 1. To depart without notice or permission 2. To disappear suspiciously • • • Main Entry: ↑French * * * take French leave phrase to take time away from your job without asking for permission Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym …
2take French leave — {v. phr.} To leave secretly; abscond. * /The party was so boring that we decided to take French leave./ * /While the Smith family was in Europe, the house sitter packed up all the silver and took French leave./ See: SLIP AWAY …
3take French leave — {v. phr.} To leave secretly; abscond. * /The party was so boring that we decided to take French leave./ * /While the Smith family was in Europe, the house sitter packed up all the silver and took French leave./ See: SLIP AWAY …
4take\ French\ leave — v. phr. To leave secretly; abscond. The party was so boring that we decided to take French leave. While the Smith family was in Europe, the house sitter packed up all the silver and took French leave. See: slip away …
5take french leave — Depart informally, take leave unceremoniously …
6take French leave — verb a) To leave unannounced b) to desert. to go AWOL Syn: abscond, AWOL …
7take French leave — to take time away from your job without asking for permission …
8french leave — To take French leave is to leave a gathering without saying goodbye or without permission …
9French leave — n. (obsol.) leaving without saying goodbye to take French leave * * * (obsol.) [ leaving without saying goodbye ] to take French leave (obsol.) [ leaving without saying goodbye ] to take French leave …
10French leave — If you leave an official or social event without notifying the person who invited you, you take French leave. Is Bill coming back for the closing speech or has he taken French leave? …
