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take a powder
Verb
US
colloquial
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
何の前触れもなく、黙って立ち去る / さりげなく退散する、逃げる / 嫌な責任や不快な状況から顔を背けるために、こっそりと去る
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic, US, colloquial) To leave without saying goodbye; leave quietly, run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.
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take a powder
After the argument, he decided to take a powder and quietly slipped out of the party.
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After the argument, he decided to take a powder and quietly slipped out of the party.
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