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French leave

/ˌfren(t)SH ˈlēv/

noun
- 1. an unauthorized or unannounced departure; absence without permission: informal, dated "he seems to have taken French leave"
Word Origin mid 18th century: said to derive from the French custom of leaving a dinner or ball without saying goodbye to the host or hostess. The phrase was first recorded shortly after the Seven Years War; the equivalent French expression is filer à l'Anglaise, literally ‘to escape in the style of the English’.
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Leave of absence without permission or without announcing one's departure
A French leave, sometimes French exit, Irish goodbye or Irish exit, is a departure from a location or event without informing others or without seeking approval. Examples include relatively innocuous acts such as leaving a party without bidding farewell in order to avoid disturbing or upsetting the host, or more problematic acts such as a soldier leaving his post without authorization. Wikipedia
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