Sekirov Dictionary

exit stage left

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To exit or disappear in a quiet, non-dramatic fashion, making way for more interesting events.
- "Bears are at their most dangerous when taken by surprise... If you do happen to come across one, you should exit stage left at normal pace (you won't outrun a bear) and without your picnic basket.". — 2004
•
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

noun1

•
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

forms

exited stage left · exiting stage left · exits stage left

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