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.
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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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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 31 Oct. 2025.
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