Why don't you take a powder? Go on! Beat it!
•Willie took a powder and will lie low for a while.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — 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
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
