Consider the following sentence:
"He caught the glin in the old man's eye, and decided to make himself scarce."
What does it mean 'to make oneself scarce'?
Christine Christie He caught the glin t in the old man's eye and decided to make himself scarce. and decided [to run away / to leave / to hide]. He did not want to have any interaction with the old man.
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Christine ChristieHe caught the glint in the old man's eye and decided to make himself scarce.
... and decided [to run away / to leave / to hide].
He did not want to have any interaction with the old man.
CJ