- take a powder
- Synonyms and related words:absquatulate, beat it, blow, decamp, dog it, duck and run, duck out, lam, make off, powder, scram, skedaddle, skin out, skip, skip out, split, take off, vamoose
Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
take a powder
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take a powder — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out or away; desert, flee. * /All the gang except one had taken a powder when the police arrived./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take a powder — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out or away; desert, flee. * /All the gang except one had taken a powder when the police arrived./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take a powder — ► take a powder N. Amer. informal depart quickly. Main Entry: ↑powder … English terms dictionary
take a powder — verb disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) • Syn: ↑skip town • Hypernyms: ↑disappear, ↑vanish, ↑go away • Verb Frames: Somebody s * … Useful english dictionary
take a powder — to leave hurriedly to avoid an obligation or publicity Alluding to the rapid departure necessitated after taking a laxative. It may refer to checking out of a hotel without paying, deserting a spouse, running away in battle, avoiding the… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
take a powder — tv. to leave; to leave town. (Underworld.) □ Why don’t you take a powder? Go on! Beat it! □ Bruno took a powder and will lie low for a while … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take a powder — v To leave. Look, if you don t like it here, take a powder. 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
take a powder N. Amer. — take a powder N. Amer. informal depart quickly. → powder … English new terms dictionary
take a powder — leave quickly, flew the coop, take a hike Where s Louis? He took a powder when he heard the sirens … English idioms
take a powder — verb To leave in a hurry; run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility. Macdonald spoke slowly, bitterly. The kidnapping is one too many for … Wiktionary
