Meaning of 出所進退 in Japanese

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出所 進退

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Definition of 出所進退

  1. (n) advancing and retreating; appearance and disappearance; one's daily activities; one's course of action; one's attitude

    出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。
    He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.

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