英和和英

名詞

Irish goodbye (plural Irish goodbyes)

1. (US) A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.

   Synonyms: Irish exit, French leave

   to pull an Irish goodbye

   • 2015, Sarah Knight, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k‎, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     If you get cornered, make like Hotspur in Henry IV, Part One. Say, “‘O gentlemen, the time of life is short!’”. Then swoop off into the next room and quickly pull an Irish goodbye.

   • 2016, Rob Hart, South Village‎, Polis Books, →ISBN:

     So I pulled an Irish goodbye. Up and left before anyone realized I was gone. Thinking back on that now, I regret it.

   • 2023, Joey Hartstone, The Local‎, Pushkin Press, →ISBN:

     It seemed I had flawlessly executed the Irish goodbye without even trying. All I had left to do was leave.