hasty+departure

  • 51Beaucaire —    Collaborating with Evelyn Greeleaf Sutherland, Booth Tarkington transformed his story Monsieur Beaucaire into a five act comedy produced by the Shuberts as a vehicle for Richard Mansfield. It opened on 2 December 1901 for 64 performances at… …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • 52Bondi tram — shoot through like a Bondi tram Make a hasty departure. Bondi is the Sydney suburb renowned worldwide for its surf beach. The phrase (first recorded in 1945) probably derives from the fact that two trams typically left the city for Bondi together …

    Australian idioms

  • 53dust — noun 1》 fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter.     ↘any material in the form of tiny particles: coal dust.     ↘literary a dead person s remains. 2》 an act of dusting. verb 1》 remove dust from the surface of.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 54not see someone for dust — find that a person has made a hasty departure. → dust …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 55flight — n. 1. Flying, soaring, mounting, volitation. 2. Fleeing, hasty departure, flying. 3. Flock (of birds). 4. Volley, shower …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 56flight — noun 1) the history of flight Syn: aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics 2) a flight to Rome Syn: airplane/plane trip, air trip, trip/journey by air 3) the flight of a baseball …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 57flight — noun 1) the history of flight Syn: aviation, flying, air transport, aeronautics 2) a flight to Rome Syn: plane trip/journey, air trip/journey, service 3) the flight of the ball …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 58heat — [[t]hit[/t]] n. 1) the condition or quality of being hot; the state of a body having or generating a high degree of warmth 2) degree of hotness; temperature: moderate heat[/ex] 3) the sensation of warmth or hotness 4) a bodily temperature higher… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 59flight — I. /flaɪt / (say fluyt) noun 1. the act, manner, or power of flying. 2. the distance covered or the course pursued by a flying object. 3. a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of swallows. 4. a journey… …

  • 60not see someone for dust — ► not see someone for dust find that a person has made a hasty departure. Main Entry: ↑dust …

    English terms dictionary