Definition
An orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract.
Origins
From the direction in theatrical scripts: "Exit stage left", marking the disappearance of a character from the stage in the normal manner.
In Context
- "We played until our fellow participants began to reenter the gym. Then we pulled on our shirts, left the ball for dead on the foul line, and made a quick exit stage left."
- "But like the career paths of so many Israeli politicians, his exit stage left was really a prelude to entering stage right: "I'll continue to serve," Peres told NEWSWEEK..."