Collocations for "dodge"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dodge" in context.
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dodge
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- dodge [a ball, bullets, a punch]
- dodge [questions, allegations]
- dodge [the draft, taxes]
- you dodged a bullet (there)
- dodge a [subway, taxi, bus] fare
- dodge to avoid hitting [it]
- managed to dodge (it) just in time
- dodge out of the way (of)
- dodge out of [the way, its path]
- dodged to the [side, right]
- a [quick, fast, rapid] dodge
- a quick dodge behind the [rocks, bushes, column]
- a quick dodge into the [kitchen, living room]
- a quick dodge to [hide, avoid being seen]
- [find, discover] a dodge to avoid paying (taxes)
- [imprisoned, fined] for a tax dodge
- [an offshore, a tax, a blatant] dodge
- [sounds, looks] like a dodge to me
'dodge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):