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take a powder

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

an idiomatic expression, to disappear without notifying anyone in order to avoid undesirable consequences

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an idiomatic expression, to disappear without notifying anyone in order to avoid undesirable consequences
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§1 · legacy_primary
an idiomatic expression, to disappear without notifying anyone in order to avoid undesirable consequences
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column