take a powder
phrase
as in exit
to leave a place often for another
He took a powder before anyone even noticed he was there.
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“Take a powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20a%20powder. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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