dodge a bullet
To narrowly avoid something or some situation that turns out to be undesirable, disastrous, dangerous, or otherwise harmful. A: "I heard that John has become a drug addict and is living out of his car. Didn't you two used to date?" B: "Yeah, but we broke up about five years ago. Looks like I dodged a bullet on that one." I really dodged the bullet when my exam was postponed to next week, as I hadn't studied for it at all! A: "Looks like I dodged a bullet by not getting the promotion!" B: "Yeah, seriously. Greg's been stuck doing nothing but budget reports."
dodge the column
To avoid doing some job or task. Primarily heard in UK. Oh, she's not really sick—she's just trying to dodge the column and leave me with all her work! You've dodged the column long enough, Patrice—I need the budget report by tomorrow morning, and that's final. Who wouldn't dodge the column in this situation? I don't see you rushing to clean the litter tray!
dodge the issue
To avoid or evade talking about some topic directly or at all. He always dodges the issue of pay raises for my team whenever I bring it up to him. When asked about his role in the scandal, the CEO dodged the issue with a longwinded non sequitur about his loyalty to his company and its customers. A: "Look, we've let her dodge the issue for weeks. Now, it's time for us to find out what really happened." B: "And, let me guess, you want me to confront her about it?"
get (the hell) out of Dodge
To leave or depart from a place, especially quickly or with marked urgency. A reference to Dodge City, Kansas, the clichéd setting of cowboy and western films from the early to mid-1900s. It looks like things are getting pretty tense in here, let's get out of Dodge! With our creditors becoming increasingly aggressive, we decided to just get the hell out of Dodge and leave it all behind. Buck, the police are getting closer. We need to get the hell out of Dodge before they discover our hideout!
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