Collocations for "exit"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "exit" in context.
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exit
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the exit [for, off] the highway
- take [this, the next] exit
- just missed my exit
- turn [off, right] at the next exit
- take the [first, second] exit for [downtown, Brooklyn]
- take the (second) exit after the [bridge, airport]
- has [two] emergency exits
- made a [dash, move, run] for the exit
- follow the signs for the emergency exit
- please leave through the [nearest, side, emergency] exit
- made a [sharp, graceful] exit
- made [an embarrassing, an awkward, a quick] exit
- the exit of [troops, soldiers, tanks] from
- the [player's, team's] exit from the [tournament, bracket]
- [follow, look for] the exit sign
- [drive, cycle] up the exit ramp
- has (an) exit status on his [papers, passport]
- need an exit visa (if)
- [hit, press] the exit button
- [design, come up with, develop] an exit strategy
- [analyze, publish, scrutinize] the exit polls
- exit the [train, bus, airplane]
- exit the [building, room, station]
- exit the [program, class]
- exit stage [left, right]
- the bullet exited through her [chest, arm, abdomen]
- exit through the main [door, gate, entrance]
'exit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ID
- aircraft
- airplane
- alley
- arrow
- back
- bar
- bolt
- clear
- clump
- dart
- dash
- door
- edge
- emergency
- enter
- graceful
- guide
- hasty
- highway
- lick
- make
- motorway
- move
- onward
- position
- ramp
- rear
- roundabout
- run
- scramble
- seat
- see
- sharply
- shove
- show
- side
- sign
- sit
- slide
- sliding
- sneak
- stage
- stamp
- station
- stride
- swiftly
- turning
- vent
- wave