prendre la poudre d'escampette*
* to take the powder of the escape
French
French speaking countries
Expression USED On Very Rare Occasion BY Adults
To run away, to flee.
Note: This expression is old-fashioned.
"Hier, ma maison a été cambriolée, et au moment où je cherchais les voleurs, ils avaient déjà pris la poudre d'escampette."
"Yesterday, my house was robbed, and when I looked for the thieves, they had already fled."
Submitted August 2020 by do