taking a powder (Meaning)
taking a powder
to leave hurriedly
Synonyms & Antonyms of taking a powder
Synonyms:
- clearing off
- getting
- bugging out
- beating it
- pulling out
- shoving (off)
- packing (up or off)
- clearing out
- sallying (forth)
- pushing off
- getting off
- cutting out
- moving
- taking off
- peeling off
- buzzing (off)
- taking a walk
- going
- exiting
- running along
- going off
- departing
- pulling up stakes
- digging out
- bailing out
- pushing on
- walking out
- stepping (along)
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- retiring
- taking a hike
- parting
- striking out
- getting out
- quitting
- buggering off
- going out
- evacuating
- escaping
- scarpering
- hitting the road
- booking
- running away
- vamoosing
- pulling stakes
- piking (out or off)
- bugging off
- retreating
- flying
- fleeing
- withdrawing
- bailing
- starting
- stepping out
- setting out
Antonyms:
taking a powder Sentence Examples
- After a disastrous presentation, the CEO decided to take a powder, leaving his employees to face the music.
- The embezzling accountant quickly took a powder, vanishing with millions of dollars.
- Suspecting his girlfriend was cheating, the detective decided to take a powder and follow her discreetly.
- The fugitive bank robber took a powder in broad daylight, evading capture.
- After being caught in a compromising position, the politician shamefully took a powder.
- The cowardly thief took a powder, leaving his accomplice behind to be apprehended.
- The celebrity couple took a powder from the paparazzi, escaping on a private jet.
- The sick student took a powder from class, feigning an illness to avoid a test.
- The high school prankster took a powder after setting off a foul-smelling bomb.
- The unruly patron took a powder after starting a fight in the bar.
FAQs About the word taking a powder
to leave hurriedly
clearing off, getting, bugging out, beating it, pulling out, shoving (off), packing (up or off), clearing out, sallying (forth), pushing off
remaining,coming, arriving, showing up, turning up, dwelling,staying, abiding, settling, lodging
After a disastrous presentation, the CEO decided to take a powder, leaving his employees to face the music.
The embezzling accountant quickly took a powder, vanishing with millions of dollars.
Suspecting his girlfriend was cheating, the detective decided to take a powder and follow her discreetly.
The fugitive bank robber took a powder in broad daylight, evading capture.
