French leave
Speech parts
1. French leave - Noun
2. French leave - Phrase
Meaning
an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)
Source: WordNetSynonyms
awol
absence
default
absent
desertion
absenteeism
truant
hooky
vacancy
nonattendance
nonappearance
truancy
absence without leave
Irish goodbye
truantry
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Antonyms
administrative leave
approved absence
authorized absence
justified absence
legal absence
recognized absence
Hypernyms
Examples
I had to apologise profusely and let him know that the column had been on a hiatus, and had like a ram which takes backsteps in a duel, taken the French leave to gather more strength and force.