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get out while the getting's good

To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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get out while the getting's goodTo sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.
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