Noun
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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.
Also written 出所進退【しゅっしょしんたい】