run away vs take a powder

run away

verb
  • To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile. 

  • To become a runaway. 

  • To flee by running. 

take a powder

verb
  • To leave without saying goodbye; leave quietly, run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility. 

How often have the words run away and take a powder occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )