gets out of Dodge
Leaves in haste
To get out of Dodge is to leave quickly, especially to escape trouble or an uncomfortable situation.
The phrase comes from Dodge City, Kansas, the lawless frontier town of Western films where outlaws were told to leave or face consequences.
When the boss started asking questions, I got out of Dodge.
Things were getting tense, so we decided to get out of Dodge before the argument escalated.
- hit the roadBegin one's journey
- make tracksDepart with urgency
- clear outLeave quickly, often urgently
- get out of townDepart from here
- evacuateLeave due to danger
flee · skedaddle · decamp · scram · hightail it · head for the hills · vamoose · beat a hasty retreat · peril · take off · jeopardy · abscond · beat it · cut and run · get lost · crisis · bolt · retreat
gets out of Dodgestays put
Remains in place
sticks around · digs in · remains · settles in · hangs around
gets out of Dodgestands one's ground
faces the music · digs in one's heels · fights back · takes the bull by the horns · weathers the storm
gets, getting, outed, outing, outer, outward, outwardly, dodge, dodges