take French leave

Etymology
From +, apparently from a French custom, already recorded in the 18th century, of leaving from receptions or other events without formally announcing one’s departure to the host or hostess.

Verb

 * 1) To leave quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone; to slip out.
 * 2)  To desert or be temporarily absent from duty or service without permission; to go absent without leave (AWOL).
 * 1)  To desert or be temporarily absent from duty or service without permission; to go absent without leave (AWOL).
 * 1)  To desert or be temporarily absent from duty or service without permission; to go absent without leave (AWOL).
 * 1)  To desert or be temporarily absent from duty or service without permission; to go absent without leave (AWOL).
 * 1)  To desert or be temporarily absent from duty or service without permission; to go absent without leave (AWOL).
 * 1)  To desert or be temporarily absent from duty or service without permission; to go absent without leave (AWOL).
 * 1)  To desert or be temporarily absent from duty or service without permission; to go absent without leave (AWOL).

Translations

 * Czech: zmizet po anglicku
 * Finnish: lähteä ilmoittamatta, poistua ilmoittamatta
 * French:
 * Galician: irse á Francesa, marchar á Francesa
 * German: französischen Abschied nehmen
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: andarsene alla chetichella, filarsela all'inglese
 * Macedonian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: sair à francesa, sair de fininho
 * Romanian: o șterge englezește
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: despedirse a la francesa, irse a la francesa
 * Walloon:


 * Finnish: lähteä bundelle, lähteä puntikselle,
 * Macedonian:
 * Swedish: ,