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exiting stage left

exiting stage left is the present participle and gerund of exit stage left.

Meaning of exit stage left

Verb

exit stage left (third-person singular simple present exits stage left, present participle exiting stage left, simple past and past participle exited stage left)

  1. To exit or disappear in a quiet, non-dramatic fashion, making way for more interesting events.
    • 1998: C.M. from Manitowac, WI, Mike and Carrie https://web.archive.org/web/20041227101650/http://www.baileydoginc.com/mcangels/magconnect/march17.html
      DAYS teased us with Mike and Carrie all through Carrie and Austin's honeymoon, and continues to tease us today as the newlyweds settle into everyday...
  2. (imperative) Leave the scene, and don't make a fuss.
    • Exit stage left 47 dead bodies of the 112 known people who suffered from the unexplained attacks. This is a mortality rate of 42 percent.1974: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Nutrition and Human Needs--1972 http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN72602216&id=K03BhndHtK8C&q=%22exit+stage+left%22+date:1800-1980&d...

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Questions about exiting stage left

What is exiting stage left the present participle and gerund of?
Exiting stage left is the present participle and gerund of exit stage left.

Words near exiting stage left in the dictionary

  1. exiter
  2. exiters
  3. exites
  4. exitial
  5. exiting
  6. exiting stage left
  7. exitings
  8. exitious
  9. exitless
  10. exitlessness
  11. exitonic

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