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Reply Wed 31 May, 2006 01:51 am
what is the phrase "take french leave" mean? thanks!
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Reply Wed 31 May, 2006 08:33 am
It means to leave without permission. It is a British expression. Americans use the term AWOL, which means "absent without leave." It usually applies to soldiers in an army who leave without permission.
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