take leave of (someone)

idiom

formal
: to say goodbye to (someone) and depart
It was late when they finally took leave of their friends and headed home.

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Principal of Walker High School requests to take leave of absence: https://t.co/tFwgCjqtjQ pic.twitter.com/iyMN2hRQ9B — WAFB (@WAFB) October 9, 2023 In a statement published Sunday on the Livingston Parish Public Schools district Facebook page, St. Pierre reversed course. CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023 What else about time off seems to take leave of the original senses? James Harbeck, The Week, 5 Mar. 2022 When the giraffe subsequently decided to abruptly take leave of this particular locale, the other animals quickly scattered too. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021

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“Take leave of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20leave%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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