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(intransitive) To leave or stay away from a place, especially in order to avoid an encounter.

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make oneself scarce

Source Word

make oneself scarce

Verb

intransitive

(intransitive) To leave or stay away from a place, especially in order to avoid an encounter.

Japanese Meaning

その場からすぐに離れる、または近寄らないようにする / 危険やトラブルを避けるために即座に退散する / 不用意な出会いを回避するために身を引く

When the argument started, I decided to make myself scarce until things calmed down.

口論が始まったとき、事態が収まるまで私は姿を消すことにした。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To leave or stay away from a place, especially in order to avoid an encounter.

Perhaps I should make myself scarce before he finds any more miserable tasks to assign to me.

makes oneself scarce

（ present singular third-person ）

making oneself scarce

（ participle present ）

made oneself scarce

（ participle past ）

made oneself scarce

（ past ）