exit stage left

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Anorderlyanduneventfuldeparture, timed so as not todetractordistract.2001, Phil Jackson, Charles Rosen,More Than a Game‎[1]:We played until our fellow participants began to reenter the gym. Then we pulled on our shirts, left the ball for dead on the foul line, and made a quickexit stage left.2005, Dan Ephron, Joanna Chen,Israel: Peres—Exit Stage Left‎[2]:But like the career paths of so many Israeli politicians, hisexit stage leftwas really a prelude to entering stage right: "I'll continue to serve," Peres told NEWSWEEK...

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