# make like a tree and leave

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To leave, depart.

## Etymology
A pun on leave (“depart”) and leave (“produce leaves”) (or its more common variant, leaf).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/make-like-a-tree-and-leave