- duck\ out
- v. phr.To avoid; escape from something by skillful maneuvering.
Somehow or other Jack always manages to duck out of any hard work.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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duck out — ˌduck ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they duck out he/she/it ducks out present participle ducking out past tense … Useful english dictionary
duck out of — To shirk, avoid (responsibilities, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑duck * * * ˌduck ˈout of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they duck out of he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
duck out of — duck out (of (somewhere)) to leave a place quickly and without being noticed. The press was waiting for us in front of the hospital, so we ducked out a side door into the car. Usage notes: often said about leaving before an event is finished: She … New idioms dictionary
duck out — (of (somewhere)) to leave a place quickly and without being noticed. The press was waiting for us in front of the hospital, so we ducked out a side door into the car. Usage notes: often said about leaving before an event is finished: She ducked… … New idioms dictionary
duck out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms duck out : present tense I/you/we/they duck out he/she/it ducks out present participle ducking out past tense ducked out past participle ducked out to leave a place, especially in a way that is not noticed… … English dictionary
duck out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms duck out of : present tense I/you/we/they duck out of he/she/it ducks out of present participle ducking out of past tense ducked out of past participle ducked out of to avoid doing something that you were… … English dictionary
duck out — PHRASAL VERB If you duck out of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it. [INFORMAL] [V P of n] George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin... [V P] You can t duck out once you ve taken on a responsibility … English dictionary
duck out — {v. phr.} To avoid; escape from something by skillful maneuvering. * /Somehow or other Jack always manages to duck out of any hard work./ … Dictionary of American idioms
duck out — {v. phr.} To avoid; escape from something by skillful maneuvering. * /Somehow or other Jack always manages to duck out of any hard work./ … Dictionary of American idioms
duck out of somewhere — duck out (of (somewhere)) to leave a place quickly and without being noticed. The press was waiting for us in front of the hospital, so we ducked out a side door into the car. Usage notes: often said about leaving before an event is finished: She … New idioms dictionary
