get out of Dodge
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get out of Dodge — in. to leave a place. (Refers to Dodge City, Kansas, and a catchphrase from Western entertainment adventures about this town.) □ Come on, G. Let’s get out of Dodge. □ Things are looking bad here. It’s time to get out of Dodge … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get out — [v] escape alight, avoid, beat it*, begone, be off, break out, bug off*, buzz off*, clear out, decamp, depart, dodge, duck, egress, evacuate, evade, exit, extricate oneself, flee, fly, free oneself, go, hightail*, kite*, leave, make tracks*, run… … New thesaurus
get out of — Synonyms and related words: arouse, bail out, beg, break away, break jail, break loose, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, call forth, call out, call up, circumvent, cut loose, deduce, derive, ditch, dodge, dog it, double, drag out, draw… … Moby Thesaurus
get out of — EVADE, dodge, shirk, avoid, escape, sidestep; informal duck (out of), wriggle out of, cop out of; Austral./NZ informal duck shove. → get * * * contrive to avoid or escape (a duty or responsibility) they wanted to get out of paying … Useful english dictionary
get out of — how do you plan to get out of this mess? Syn: evade, dodge, shirk, avoid, escape, sidestep; informal duck (out of), wriggle out of, cop out of … Thesaurus of popular words
get out of — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To obtain] Syn. get from, secure, gain; see obtain 1 . 2. [To escape] Syn. flee, fly, run away; see escape . 3. [To evade] Syn. dodge, shun, avoid; see evade 1 . 4. [To leave] Syn. depart, go away, withdraw; see leave 1 . 5.… … English dictionary for students
get out of — Syn: evade, dodge, shirk, avoid, escape, sidestep; informal wriggle out of … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Dodge City, Kansas — Dodge City redirects here. For others, see Dodge (disambiguation). Dodge City, Kansas City The El Capitan cattle drive monument, 2 … Wikipedia
dodge — [n] trick, feint contrivance, device, machination, method, plan, plot, ploy, ruse, scheme, stratagem, strategy, subterfuge, wile; concept 660 dodge [v] avoid circumlocute, dark, deceive, ditch, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, fence, fend… … New thesaurus
dodge — 1. verb 1) she dodged into a crowded restaurant Syn: dart, bolt, dive, lunge, leap, spring 2) he could easily dodge the two cops Syn: elude, evade, avoid, escape, run away from … Thesaurus of popular words
