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- While circumstances are favourable.
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while the going is good — while the ˌgoing is ˈgood idiom (BrE) (NAmE while the ˌgetting is ˈgood) before a situation changes and it is no longer possible to do sth • Don t you think we should quit while the going is good? … Useful english dictionary
while the getting is good — while the ˌgetting is ˈgood idiom (NAmE) (BrE while the ˌgoing is ˈgood) before a situation changes and it is no longer possible to do sth Main entry: ↑gettingidiom … Useful english dictionary
while the going's good — While the circumstances are favourable … A concise dictionary of English slang
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do something while the going is good — informal phrase to do something before any problems happen that will prevent you from doing it I decided to get out of there while the going was good. Thesaurus: to do something before someone elsesynonym Main entry: going … Useful english dictionary
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