QMenu on hover leave issue

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Hi all, real newbie here. I'm working with a custom qGraphicsItem. When i hover over it i display a contact menu. Works great

void pieces::hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
{
 
 
    myMenu->clear();
    setCursor(Qt::ClosedHandCursor);
    sandbox *myScene = dynamic_cast<sandbox *>(scene());
 if(myScene->mode()==sandbox::ModeMakeConnection)
    {
         QAction action1("EchoConnect", this);
         myMenu->addAction(&action1);
         myMenu->exec(QPoint(event->screenPos().x(),event->screenPos().y()));
}
}

void pieces::hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
{


    myMenu->clear();
    setCursor(Qt::ClosedHandCursor);
    sandbox *myScene = dynamic_cast<sandbox *>(scene());
 if(myScene->mode()==sandbox::ModeMakeConnection)
    {
         QAction action1("EchoConnect", this);
         myMenu->addAction(&action1);
         myMenu->exec(QPoint(event->screenPos().x(),event->screenPos().y()));
}
}

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however i'm trying to close it when i hover off. Running into issue here. I can't call the QGraphicsItem's hover leave because my focus is on the menu. so i'm trying to connect to qMenu's leaveEvent and failing. Here's what i'm trying:

myMenu = new QMenu();
    connect(myMenu, SIGNAL(QWidget::leaveEvent(QEvent* event)), this, SLOT(popupLeave()));

myMenu = new QMenu();
    connect(myMenu, SIGNAL(QWidget::leaveEvent(QEvent* event)), this, SLOT(popupLeave()));

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but i get QObject::connect: No such signal QMenu::QWidget::leaveEvent(QEvent* event)

Any pointers??

Thanks in advance