You Bow Out After a Long Career

Bows out is an informal phrase used to say that you are done for the day. After a long career, several years or a long period of time working, you bow out. It's usually your decision to leave - not being pushed or sacked. You choose to to bow out. If you want to test your understanding of these words and phrases, we have a quiz on our web site at b b c learning english dot com.