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单词 take a powder
释义

take a powder

idiomatic phrase

US, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
: to leave hurriedly
It is the players and incoming recruits who are most affected when a coach abruptly takes a powder. Jack McCallum
The beavers put up with this, Fair explains, until the surrounding population reached 250 families, and then the beavers took a powder. Gregory Jaynes
This is the worst extinction phase the planet has experienced since dinosaurs took a powder about 65 million years ago. The Lompoc (California) Record

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

take a powder

phrase

as in exit
to leave a place often for another He took a powder before anyone even noticed he was there.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • exit
  • move
  • depart
  • go
  • get off
  • get
  • peel off
  • cut out
  • take off
  • pull out
  • run along
  • walk out
  • bail out
  • push off
  • dig out
  • bug out
  • bugger off
  • take a hike
  • push on
  • clear out
  • part
  • go off
  • clear off
  • take a walk
  • evacuate
  • escape
  • flee
  • beat it
  • start
  • bug off
  • bail
  • fly
  • pull up stakes
  • quit
  • pull stakes
  • set out
  • sally (forth)
  • book
  • strike out
  • pike (out or off)
  • get out
  • withdraw
  • hit the road
  • run away
  • begone
  • shove (off)
  • retire
  • vamoose
  • retreat
  • pack (up or off)
  • light out
  • step (along)
  • buzz (off)
  • emigrate
  • step out
  • skip
  • scarper
  • go out
  • desert
  • remove
  • abandon
  • abscond
  • scram
  • scat
  • vacate
  • decamp
  • forsake
  • adjourn
  • mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • come
  • turn up
  • arrive
  • remain
  • stay
  • show up
  • settle
  • lodge
  • near
  • approach
  • close
  • reach
  • dwell
  • land
  • abide
  • hit
  • tarry
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