know when to quit

Frequency: 6.25.1 per million words

to have the good judgment to stop doing something at the right time, before problems occur

Examples (10)

  • In this job you have to know when to quit.
  • It's essential to know when to quit a project that isn't working.
  • Sometimes, the hardest lesson is to know when to quit a losing battle.
  • If you don't know when to quit, you might push yourself too far.
  • She eventually learned to know when to quit before things got out of hand.
  • He hopes to know when to quit his career at its peak.
  • A good poker player always knows when to quit.
  • It takes courage to know when to quit a toxic relationship.
  • Successful entrepreneurs know when to quit a failing venture.
  • If only he had known when to quit, he wouldn't be in this mess.