taking a powder (Meaning)
taking a powder
to leave hurriedly
Synonyms & Antonyms of taking a powder
Synonyms:
- bugging out
- walking out
- taking off
- going off
- clearing off
- digging out
- stepping (along)
- taking a walk
- pushing off
- getting
- running along
- cutting out
- pushing on
- sallying (forth)
- pulling up stakes
- peeling off
- clearing out
- buzzing (off)
- beating it
- departing
- bailing out
- going
- shoving (off)
- exiting
- getting off
- moving
- pulling out
- packing (up or off)
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- getting out
- starting
- withdrawing
- buggering off
- setting out
- retreating
- striking out
- booking
- pulling stakes
- bugging off
- fleeing
- vamoosing
- evacuating
- escaping
- flying
- parting
- stepping out
- bailing
- going out
- retiring
- running away
- scarpering
- hitting the road
- taking a hike
- quitting
- piking (out or off)
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
bugging out, walking out, taking off, going off, clearing off, digging out, stepping (along), taking a walk, pushing off, getting
arriving, remaining, showing up,coming, turning up, nearing, dwelling, approaching, abiding, settling
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.
