to take (one's) leave (of sb)
1take\ one's\ leave — • take one s leave • take leave of v. phr. formal To say good bye and leave. He stayed on after most of the guests had taken their leave. The messenger bowed and took leave of the queen. See: leave taking …
2take one's leave — index abandon (physically leave) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3take one's leave — ► take one s leave formal say goodbye. Main Entry: ↑leave …
4take one's leave — idi take one s leave, to depart, as after a formal good bye …
5take one's leave — or[take leave of] {v. phr.}, {formal} To say good bye and leave. * /He stayed on after most of the guests had taken their leave./ * /The messenger bowed and took leave of the queen./ [leave taking] {n.} The end of school in June is a time of… …
6take one's leave — or[take leave of] {v. phr.}, {formal} To say good bye and leave. * /He stayed on after most of the guests had taken their leave./ * /The messenger bowed and took leave of the queen./ [leave taking] {n.} The end of school in June is a time of… …
7take one's leave — formal say goodbye he went to take his leave of his hostess …
8take one's leave — formal say goodbye. → leave off …
9take one's leave of — he took his leave of us Syn: bid farewell to, say goodbye to …
10take one's leave — verb say goodbye …
