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on someone's way out

idiom

1
: as someone is leaving
She handed this to me on her way out.
2
: in the act of going away from inside a place : leaving
I was just on my way out when the phone rang.

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“On someone's way out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20someone%27s%20way%20out. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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