QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD

Meaning of QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD in English

quit before you begin to lose, dont push your luck

If he lets you have the car, don't ask for his credit card. Quit while you're ahead.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD — quit before you begin to lose, don't push your luck If he lets you have the car, don't ask for …
English Idioms vocab
RE — n 1. [Mus.] re; 2. [Mus.] (the note) D [re] 1. n thing, affair, matter; 2. prep regarding, about, of, …
Interlingua English vocab
RE — or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to sail …
Английский словарь Британика
WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE — I. noun or ray ˈrā ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin re, from Latin re sonare to resound, a word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUIT — I. ˈkwit, usu -id.+V adjective Etymology: Middle English quit, quite, from Old French quite 1. : released from obligation, charge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AHEAD — I. əˈhed adverb Etymology: a- (I) + head 1. : in or toward a position in advance set the clock …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'RE — (ə)r, ə verb Etymology: by contraction : are what' re you doing these' re right
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin re-, red- 1. : again : anew re do re tell …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUIT — (a.) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
QUIT — ( a. ) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — /hwuyl, wuyl/ , n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling . n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RE — re 1 /ray/ , n. Music. 1. the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIT — quit 1 — quittable , adj. /kwit/ , v. , quit or quitted, quitting , adj. v.t. 1. to stop, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AHEAD — /euh hed"/ , adv. 1. in or to the front; in advance of; before: Walk ahead of us. 2. in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — I. ˈhwī(-ə)l, ˈwī(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUIT — I. ˈkwit adjective Etymology: Middle English quite, quit, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century : released from obligation, charge, or penalty …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against 1. : again : anew re tell 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AHEAD — adverb or adjective Date: 1596 1. a. : in a forward direction or position : forward b. : in front …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHILE — prep until; till. 2. while ·vi to loiter. 3. while ·noun that which requires time; labor; pains. 4. while ·conj …
Webster English vocab
QUIT — impf & ·p.p. of quit. 2. quit ·adj to carry through; to go through to the end. 3. quit ·v …
Webster English vocab
AHEAD — adv headlong; without restraint. 2. ahead ·adv in or to the front; in advance; onward.
Webster English vocab
WHILE — [while] n [ME, fr. OE hwil; akin to OHG hwila time, L quies rest, quiet] (bef. 12c) 1: a period …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — [re] n [ML, fr. the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist] (14c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUIT — [quit] adj [ME quite, quit, fr. OF quite] (13c): released from obligation, charge, or penalty; esp: free [2]quit vb quit …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — also spelled Ra, or Phra, in ancient Egyptian religion, god of the sun and creator god. He was believed to …
Britannica English vocabulary
RE — I re note in music BrE AmE reɪ II re preposition 'regarding' BrE AmE riː reɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'RE — 're BrE AmE ə AmE \ ə r ⇨ ▷ they're, we're, you're
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RE — I . / reɪ; NAmE / = ray (4) II . / riː; NAmE / preposition used at the beginning …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — / waɪl; NAmE / conjunction , noun , verb ■ conjunction (also formal whilst / waɪlst/ especially in BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUIT — / kwɪt; NAmE / verb ( quit·ting , quit , quit ) ( BrE also quit·ting , quit·ted , quit·ted …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AHEAD — / əˈhed; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of ahead in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. while 1 S1 W1 /waɪl/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . during the time that something is happening: They arrived …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RE — I. re 1 /riː/ BrE AmE preposition written formal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'on the matter' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUIT — quit S3 /kwɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle quit , also quitted British English , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AHEAD — a ‧ head S1 W2 /əˈhed/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . IN FRONT a short distance in front of someone …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RE- — prefix 1 attachable to almost any verb or its derivative, meaning: a once more; afresh, anew (readjust; renumber). b back; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUIT — v. & adj. --v.tr. (quitting; past and past part. quitted or quit) 1 (also absol.) give up; let go; abandon …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AHEAD — adv. 1 further forward in space or time. 2 in the lead; further advanced (ahead on points). 3 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUIT — v. & adj. v.tr. (quitting; past and past part. quitted or quit) 1 (also absol.) give up; let go; abandon …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AHEAD — adv. 1 further forward in space or time. 2 in the lead; further advanced (ahead on points). 3 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1. a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Oxford English vocab
QUIT — v. & adj. --v.tr. (quitting; past and past part. quitted or quit) 1. (also absol.) give up; let go; abandon …
Oxford English vocab
AHEAD — adv.1 further forward in space or time. 2 in the lead; further advanced (ahead on points). 3 in the line …
Oxford English vocab
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES /(h)waɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: Usually pronounced …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE- — Usually pronounced /ri:-/ for meaning 1, and before an unstressed syllable for meanings 2 and 3. Otherwise the pronunciation is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE — You use re in business letters, faxes, or other documents to introduce a subject or item which you are going …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUIT — ( quits, quitting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'quit' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AHEAD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'whilst' …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RE- — 1. Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AHEAD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHILE — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good while (= a fairly long time ) ▪ I’d been waiting a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RE — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES des res say sorry/say that you're sorry ▪ It was probably too late to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AHEAD — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deal goes through/ahead (= it happens as arranged ) ▪ It’s 99% certain that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUIT — [verb] quitting, past quit or US also quitted - to stop doing (something) or leave (a job or a place)The …
Cambridge English vocab
AHEAD — (IN THE FUTURE) [adverb] - in or into the future; beforeHe couldn't bear to think of the lonely year ahead.You …
Cambridge English vocab
'RE — short form of are - You're late.We're going swimming this afternoon.They're coming to see us next week.
Cambridge English vocab
RE — n. or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

English Idioms vocabulary

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