quit the scene

But like so many women in jazz, she spent the peak years of her career in the shadow of a more famous husband, the guitarist Sonny Sharrock, and ultimately quit the scene.

It’s an interesting idea, not least because cultivating successive generations of talent ensures that organizations can stay relevant even after their original members have quit the scene.

Brexit’s main backers, including Johnson, quit the scene rather than try to deliver on their promises.

I was an unwilling player but could not choose to quit the scene.

Instead the victorious force simply quit the scene, hoping that any remaining problems would disappear in the ensuing chaos.