make like a tree and leave
"make-like-a-tree-and-leave" is a 21-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make like a tree and leave” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 26
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To leave, depart.
Corpus desk
Index EN-make-like-a-tree-and-lea · make like a tree and leave · English
make like a tree and leave · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 26 letters
- VOW-11 11 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | make like a tree and leave |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “make like a tree and leave” in English
Rare enough to double-check
make like a tree and leave is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To leave, depart.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for make like a tree and leave in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: A pun on leave (“depart”) and leave (“produce leaves”) (or its more common variant, leaf). The correct English form is make like a tree and leave, spelled M-A-K-E- -L-I-K-E- -A- -T-R-E-E- -A-N-D- -L-E-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1To leave, depart.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how make like a tree and leave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
See ya' later Pete, I'm making like a tree and leaving.
After all the needed malware files have been installed and all the necessary changes to the system have been made to facilitate malware persistency, the malware installer makes like a tree and leaves. Since the job of the malware installer is done, there is no more need for it to linger in the system.
Etymology
A pun on leave (“depart”) and leave (“produce leaves”) (or its more common variant, leaf).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.