Meaning of quit while one is ahead | Babel Free

Definitions

To stop taking risks before one starts losing.

idiomatic

Examples

“Getting up on hot, rainy nights, trudging outside, and sitting on a steaming wet toilet seat, being tickled by the cockroaches that congregated just below the lid. Ten days at Gombe feels just right, thank you. I'm ready to quit while I'm ahead.”

“Because I don’t get involved with he said, she said So take my advice and quit while you’re ahead Because one day I might not laugh”

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