Meaning of Irish goodbye | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“to pull an Irish goodbye”
“If you get cornered, make like Hotspur in Henry IV, Part One. Say, “‘O gentlemen, the time of life is short!’”. Then swoop off into the next room and quickly pull an Irish goodbye.”
“So I pulled an Irish goodbye. Up and left before anyone realized I was gone. Thinking back on that now, I regret it.”
“It seemed I had flawlessly executed the Irish goodbye without even trying. All I had left to do was leave.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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