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Sentence #4989724

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 crbk92 crbk92 March 19, 2016 March 19, 2016 at 7:45:01 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

An idiom which means--stop doing something while you are still successful.

Eccles17 Eccles17 June 19, 2018 June 19, 2018 at 2:32:25 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thx


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 Horus Horus June 19, 2018 June 19, 2018 at 3:08:23 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

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Quit while you're ahead.

added by crbk92, March 19, 2016
➜ #4989763Akkor kell abbahagyni, amikor jól megy.

linked by bandeirante, March 19, 2016
➜ #4990948Ĉesu kiam vi ankoraŭ havas avantaĝon.

linked by fekundulo, March 19, 2016
➜ #8645622Quit while you are ahead.

linked by CK, February 14, 2021
➜ #948070适可而止

linked by CK, February 14, 2021