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take a powder



VERB
blow
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But when they do stuff that doesn’t make sense the viewer’s attention takes a powder.

From The Wall Street Journal

Burned: I assume that at this point you’re relieved he took a powder.

From Washington Post

At eight o’clock in the evening he will eat some miserable rubbish they get in exchange for their food tickets, then he will take a powder for his headache and work on.

From Literature

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wants to run for president in 2020, but her hometown newspaper thinks maybe she just oughta take a powder.

From Washington Times

“He took a powder in the bathroom and left, and allowed Maine to decide West Virginia’s vote,” Mr. Morrisey said of his Democratic opponent.

From Washington Times