词组 | duck out |
释义 | Idiom duck outduck 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 out of the dinner to watch the last quarter of the game. Related vocabulary: slip awayPhr V duck out ducks, ducking, ducked duck out to leave somewhere quickly and quietly, often to avoid being seenAt the sound of her mother's voice, Sane ducked out by the back door. duck out ⇨ duck out; duck out ofverb to avoid responsibility; to fail to attend a meeting. An elaboration of DUCK (to avoid) UK, 1984duck out informal to avoid doing something that you do not want to do, but have to do or have promised to do: I'm not trying to duck out, but I do think someone else could do this job.+of Parents who do not discipline their children are ducking out of their responsibilities. "I've got a meeting at 2 o'clock." "Can you possibly duck out of it and meet me? I've got a horrendous problem."■ SIMILAR TO: get out of duck out1. To leave stealthily when one is among other people, such as from a party or a meeting. I don't know where Lindsay is—she must have ducked out while I was busy with other guests. 2. To eschew an obligation. Don't let Gerald duck out of his chores again—I want him to learn some responsibility. duck out (of something)Fig. to evade something; to escape doing something. Are you trying to duck out of your responsibility? Fred tried to duck out of going to the dance. duck out(of some place ) Fig. to sneak out of some place. She ducked out of the theater during the intermission. When no one was looking, she ducked out. duck outLeave hurriedly or secretly; evade responsibility. For example, If I can I'll duck out of the office early, or He simply ducked out on his entire family. This slangy expression originated in the late 1800s simply as duck, out being added about 1930. duck outv. 1. To sneak out of some place: The shy student ducked out of the school dance early. When no one was looking, I ducked out. 2. To avoid or neglect some responsibility or obligation: I ducked out of mowing the lawn and headed to the beach. My kids were supposed to clean the garage this morning, but they ducked out by claiming they were too tired. |
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