ducks out
Leaves without notice
Ducks out means to leave quickly and quietly, often to avoid something unpleasant or to slip away unnoticed: She ducked out of the meeting early, He ducked out before the check came.
The image is of lowering oneself to pass through or escape—quick, furtive movement.
Sometimes shortened to just duck: I need to duck out for a minute.
- exitWay to leave
- slip awayDepart without detection
- sneak offDepart secretly, unnoticed
- evadeEscape by cunning
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
ghost · shirk · abscond · dodge · scram · decamp · sneak away · take off · ditch · retreat · vanish · elude · cut and run · do a runner · withdraw · skip town · take a powder · beat it
ducks outstays put
Remains in place
sticks around · shows up · stays · remains · commits
ducks outsteps up
Increases or takes responsibility
faces up to · dives in · commits · follows through · sees through
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