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