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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Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
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Automation
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Variants
- synonym
- skip town
- pasttense
- taked a powdertook a powder
- presentparticiple
- taking a powder
- thirdpersonsingular
- takes a powder
- pastparticiple
- taked a powdertaken a powder