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Discover LudwigThe phrase "make oneself scarce" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate that someone is leaving or avoiding a situation, often to avoid trouble or unwanted attention. Example: "When the argument started to escalate, I decided to make myself scarce and left the room."
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make oneself scarce
verb
To leave or depart, or to avoid or stay away.
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You also make yourself scarce.
When they host the occasional party for their friends though, I try to make myself scarce.
I asked the steward to chill some wine, bring in some cigars and make himself scarce.
Still, as Patricia Falk notes wryly, "You wanted to make yourself scarce on those days".
Poems inspired by Washington are more confident, although subjects still make themselves scarce.
When phone calls come in from Houston or Kennebunkport, White House aides make themselves scarce.
It appeared obvious that he had to make himself scarce for a few years.
But often, when people make themselves scarce, the absence itself becomes a huge source of drama.
Her cousin Nub put it this way: "I jist wanna git.... Jist wanna make myself scarce".
The police often make themselves scarce during the festivals as some are now illegal.
Thankfully, at Barneys, the clerks know how to make themselves scarce.
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