What does take a powder mean?
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take a pow·der
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Princeton's WordNet
skip town, take a powderverb
disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
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take a powderverb
To leave in a hurry; 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
Take a Powder is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Lionel Tomlinson and starring Julian Vedey, Max Bacon and Isabel George. A B film, it was made at Brighton Studios. The plot is set against the backdrop of the developing Cold War.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of take a powder in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of take a powder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Translations for take a powder
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- prendi una polvereItalian
- pegue um póPortuguese
- давать стрекача, скрыться, смотаться, сбежатьRussian
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