КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «TAKE A POWDER»
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
It was transferred to photography in the mid-1800s. take a poke at Hit with one's
fist, as in Ifyou don't quit teasing I'll take a poke at you. [Colloquial; c. 1930] take a
powder Make a speedy departure, run away, as in I looked around and he was ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
When you feel tired, take a load off and relax. Take a powder: stop what one is
doing and relax for a short while; take some time for yourself and rest. After a
tough morning practice, the coach told the players to take a powder for 15
minutes.
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo,
2004
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
Communicated by Grenfell Finn-Smith, Apr. 1942; H. & P. take a powder. To
disappear without paying the rent: Can. 5.: adopted, ca. 1940, ex US. In the
sense simply of 'to depart', it has had some use in UK, mid-C.20: again, US
influence at ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale,
1984
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Substance Abuse Education in Nursing Vol II Adv Undergrad 92
T-man A federal agent. take a powder, take the wind To leave a certain area.
taking a main Injecting directly into a vein. tar Opium. taste A small amount of
narcotics. tea Marijuana. tea pad The place where a group of people smoke
marijuana.
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The Italian Confectioner; Or, Complete Economy of Desserts, ...
fingers, take a powder-bag, that is, a bit of rag, in which you put a little starch
powder, and powder your fruit with it round, to imitate the bloom or down of the
fruit ; plums must be sprinkled with blue powder, the same way as the starch.
William Alexis Jarrin,
1829
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The Homespun Collection of Catch Phrases, Slogans & Idioms
Take a flying leap Take a hike Take a load off your feet Take a long walk off a
short pier Take a powder Take a stab at it Take a wild guess Take by storm Take
charge Take it like a man Take it or leave it Take it with a grain of salt Take leave
of ...
... have them whitened!), ladies not too much make-up. If the photographer is
good at his job, he will advise you on what works and what doesn't on film.
Gentlemen, make sure you have shaved very recently and you too could take a
powder ...
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A breakfast for Bonaparte U.S. national security interests ...
We have trouble shooters to do this. And our name for problems is significant. We
call them headaches. You take a powder and they are gone. These pains about
which we have been talking are not like that. They are like the pain of earning a ...
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Earl Mindell's Peak Performance Bible: How to Look Great, ...
I take a powder punch after a workout with MSM complex, carbohydrate, vitamin
C, and ginseng to prevent leg cramps and muscle soreness, and to restore lost
fluids. SYNEPHRINE Synephrine is an extract from one of several species The
Hot ...
Earl Mindell, Carol Colman,
2001
But I had to take a powder fast since I had been found out. I needed to hit the
road Jack and get out of Dodge stat. Stop it this minute, Avery, I said to myself.
Instead, I had to exit the building in a safe and orderly manner as we're taught in
...
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «TAKE A POWDER»
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EJ Montini, Take a Powder; Richard Ruelas, Take His Place, Please
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