Retire Phrases

Phrases

• Absent without leave
• Back off
• Beat a hasty retreat
• Beat the retreat
• Bow out
• By your leave
• Don't leave home without it (American Express advertising slogan)
• Don't leave your manners on the doorstep
• Empty nest syndrome
• Empty nester
• French leave
• Gardening leave
• Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us (Greyhound Lines advertising slogan)
• Golden handshake
• Golden parachute
• Hang up your boots
• Hang up your hat
• Hang up your sword
• Hit the bricks (a cursory slang term telling someone to leave)
• It's time to call it a day
• Jack it in
• Kicked upstairs
• Leave be
• Leave it out
• Leave no child behind (Political slogan)
• Leave no stone unturned
• Leave off
• Leave out
• Leave out door open
• Leave out in the cold
• Leave someone cold
• Leave the door open for
• Leave the gun, take the cannoli (line from The Godfather)
• Leave the nest
• Leave the room
• Leave well enough alone
• Leave your options open
• Leave yourself open
• Light the blue touch paper and retire
• Love them and leave them
• Make like a tree and leave
• Put out to grass
• Put out to pasture
• Shoot through (to leave or abscond)
• Softly As I Leave You (Frank Sinatra song)
• Spend more time with my family
• Step down
• Take a back seat
• Take it or leave it
• Take leave of your senses
• That's going to leave a mark
• The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (Sherlock Holmes story)
• We'll leave the light on for you (Motel 6 advertising slogan)
• You can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff (Groucho Marx line)