make yourself scarce

make (oneself) scarce

To leave, hide, or make oneself less visible, typically to avoid something. Lisa's fuming about your text message, so you better make yourself scarce until she calms down. Why is it that when there are chores to do, the kids somehow know to make themselves scarce?

make yourself scarce

surreptitiously disappear; keep out of the way. informal

ˌmake yourself ˈscarce

(informal) leave the place you are in in order to avoid an embarrassing or difficult situation: I could see they wanted to be alone, so I made myself scarce.

See also: make, scarce

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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make (oneself) scarce
make oneself scarce
make scarce
leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something)
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kick (oneself) for (doing something)
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wash your hands of
wash your hands of somebody/something
wash your hands of something/someone

References in periodicals archive

Maybe even make yourself scarce some of the time so they don't feel in competition with you.

Dear MIRIAM: Kids give me hell

You could make yourself scarce by taking up a hobby, a college course or doing voluntary work.

The Mag: ASK ANNA - RETIREMENT WILL BORE ME

It might help to minimise your distress if you make yourself scarce when he's around, or perhaps he could see them on neutral territory occasionally?

Dear MIRIAM: He breaks my heart

词组	make yourself scarce
释义	make yourself scarce make (oneself) scarce To leave, hide, or make oneself less visible, typically to avoid something. Lisa's fuming about your text message, so you better make yourself scarce until she calms down. Why is it that when there are chores to do, the kids somehow know to make themselves scarce? See also: make, scarce Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make yourself scarce surreptitiously disappear; keep out of the way. informal See also: make, scarce Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌmake yourself ˈscarce (informal) leave the place you are in in order to avoid an embarrassing or difficult situation: I could see they wanted to be alone, so I made myself scarce. See also: make, scarce Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make (oneself) scarce make oneself scarce make scarce leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something) leave oneself wide open for kick (oneself) for (doing something) selfie wash your hands of wash your hands of somebody/something wash your hands of something/someone References in periodicals archive Maybe even make yourself scarce some of the time so they don't feel in competition with you. Dear MIRIAM: Kids give me hell You could make yourself scarce by taking up a hobby, a college course or doing voluntary work. The Mag: ASK ANNA - RETIREMENT WILL BORE ME It might help to minimise your distress if you make yourself scarce when he's around, or perhaps he could see them on neutral territory occasionally? Dear MIRIAM: He breaks my heart
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