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take a powder |
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take a powder Sl. to leave; to leave town. (Underworld.) Why don't you take a powder? Go on! Beat it! Willie took a powder and will lie low for a while. take a powder (American informal) to leave a place suddenly, especially in order to avoid an unpleasant situation He saw the police coming and took a powder. See keep powder dryHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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