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take one's leave

[take one's leave] or [take leave of] {v. phr.}, {formal} To say good-bye and leave. * /He stayed on after most of the guests had taken their leave./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take French leave

[take 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, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take leave of

[take leave of] {v. phr.} 1. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. - Usually used in the phrase "take leave of one's senses". * /Come down from […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

shore leave

[shore leave] {n.} Permission given to a man in the Navy to leave his ship and go where he wants for a certain length of time. * /Jim went to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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