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English Dictionaryduck out of something phrasal verb (
see also duck)
to avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to do:
I always ducked out of history lessons at school. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsduck out ofduck 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 away [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
duck out of somewhereduck 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 away [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲