Does this phrase really exist – уходить по-английский?


Saw this in a language learning app - уходить по-английски. Is it a real idiom?


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german | 0 points - almost 5 years ago

Yes, it’s pretty real. Literally means to take English leave, idiomatically - to take French leave (without saying goodbye). Although both idioms are different in English and Russian, they mean the same

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penny | 0 points - almost 5 years ago

It's an actual and common phrase. Уйти по-английски means to leave without saying goodbye.

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dominic | 0 points - almost 5 years ago

Same in French: "Filer a l'anglaise" or to leave the English way

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quinton.gutkowski | 0 points - almost 5 years ago

And in Central America, the Spanish phrase for leaving without telling anyone or ignoring someone who is calling you is, "Hacerse el ruso", which means "To become like a Russian" :)

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