Idiom
quit while one is ahead
Meaning
To stop taking risks before one starts losing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You have won enough money, so quit while you are ahead.”
“After winning three games in a row, he decided to quit while he was ahead instead of risking his luck.”
“Recognizing that the market had reached its peak, the investor chose to sell his shares and quit while he was ahead.”
Examples
simple
“You have won enough money, so quit while you are ahead.”
contextual
“After winning three games in a row, he decided to quit while he was ahead instead of risking his luck.”
complex
“Recognizing that the market had reached its peak, the investor chose to sell his shares and quit while he was ahead.”
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