go ex-directory

idiom

: to remove or not include one's telephone number in a directory
He went ex-directory after becoming famous.

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“Go ex-directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20ex-directory. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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