get out while the getting's good

Meaning: (colloquial)Toleaveat anopportunetime or beforeadverseconditionsarise.1912, Sarah Comstock,The soddy‎[1], page200:Take your choice;get out while the getting's good, or we'll boom Glad-hand by starting a Boot Hill right here." A Boot Hill! Grinch reflected.; (idiomatic,colloquial)Tosellall or part of one'sholdingsinstocks,real estate, abusiness, etc. while conditions are good, particularly inanticipationof a drop in prices.1924, “When You Put Through a Sale Without a Profit for Yourself Do You Call it a Sale?”, in James Artman, editor,The Commercial car journal‎[2], volume28, page 9:It costs pretty near as much to sell a used truck as a new one and there is usually ... close down business right away andget out while the getting's good.

Examples:

EN: You can haul ass, close up your shop, get out while the getting's good.
ES: Cierra el negocio y sal de aquí ahora que todavía puedes.
ID: Tutup toko dan slip, sedangkan yang sedang berjalan baik .
EN: You should get out while the getting's good.
ES: Deberías salirte mientras lo que tienes es bueno.
EN: It has to be done on the right terms, but I think we should get out while the getting's good.
ES: Ha de hacerse, en justicia, pero creo que debemos retirarnos mientras podamos.
EN: I, though-- I'm gonna get out while the getting's good. I can still walk.
ES: - Pero yo me jubilaré mientras esté entero, pueda caminar y...
EN: I, though-- I'm gonna get out while the getting's good.
ID: - Tapi, aku, akan keluar saat masih sehat.

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