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Verb: take a powder
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Depart quickly and secretly, especially to avoid trouble or responsibilities
    "After the scandal broke, he took a powder to avoid the press";
    - skip town [informal]

Derived forms: takes a powder, taking a powder, took a powder, taken a powder

Type of: disappear, go away, vanish