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exits stage left

exits stage left is the plural of exit stage left.

exits stage left is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exit stage left.

Meaning of exit stage left

Noun

exit stage left (plural exits stage left)

  1. (idiomatic) An orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract.
    • 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 quick exit stage left.2001, Phil Jackson, Charles Rosen, More Than a Game

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Questions about exits stage left

What is exits stage left the plural of?
Exits stage left is the plural of exit stage left.

Words near exits stage left in the dictionary

  1. exitotoxicity
  2. exitotoxin
  3. exitron
  4. exitrons
  5. exits
  6. exits stage left
  7. exitus
  8. exlex
  9. exlexes
  10. Exley
  11. Exleys

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