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Dictionary of Idioms/Phrasal Verbs

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take a powder

1. to leave quickly; to sneak or run out of a place

1. He saw the teacher he’d had an argument with in the restaurant, so he took a powder.

2. Why don’t you take a powder? Go on! Beat it!

3. Willie took a powder and will lie low for a while.

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