Getting while the getting is good In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "getting while the getting is good", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2019-10-01 12:10

Meaning of Getting while the getting is good (redirected from get while the getting is good )

Get while the getting is good informal

To leave, stop, or give up (doing) something while conditions are still good

There are some scandals relating to the BCA company. The stock price of this company is likely to drop tomorrow, so I suggest that we should sell out to get while the getting is good.

Hey, there's no way you can win over those strong men, please get while the getting is good.

There is no point in opposing the referee's decision! Get while the getting is good or you will be expelled from the pitch!

Other phrases about:

bring/put down the shutters

To stop talking or thinking about something.

hang up (one's) boots

To stop playing in a sport

head (someone or something) off at the pass

1. To prevent somebody or something from arriving at a certain place

2. To prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first

be/come up against a brick wall

If you say you be/come up against a brick wall, you mean that you are unable to go on or change because some obstacles impede you.

cut (someone or something) short

1. To say or do something that makes someone talking stop.
2. To end something suddenly.


 

Grammar and Usage of Get while the getting is good

Verb Forms

  • get while the getting is good
  • gets while the getting is good
  • getting while the getting is good
  • got while the getting is good

The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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