ALL meanings of make oneself scarce
make one·self scarce
M m - adjective make oneself scarce insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war. 1
- adjective make oneself scarce seldom met with; rare: a scarce book. 1
- adverb make oneself scarce scarcely. 1
- idioms make oneself scarce make oneself scarce, Informal. to depart, especially suddenly. to stay away; avoid. 1
- phrase make oneself scarce If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation. 0
- noun make oneself scarce to go away, esp suddenly 0
- noun make oneself scarce to go or stay away 0