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Princeton's WordNet

  1. skip town, take a powderverb

    disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)

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  1. 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.

Wikipedia

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of take a powder in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of take a powder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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  • prendi una polvereItalian
  • pegue um póPortuguese
  • давать стрекача, скрыться, смотаться, сбежатьRussian

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