got out of Dodge
Left in haste
Got out of Dodge means left quickly, especially to avoid trouble or an unpleasant situation.
The phrase comes from Dodge City, Kansas, the frontier town featured in countless Westerns where outlaws were told to leave or face consequences.
When the boss started asking questions, I got out of Dodge.
The full form is get out of Dodge, with past tense got out of Dodge being equally common.
- hit the roadBegin one's journey
- skip townDepart hastily to evade
- vamooseDepart hastily
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- make a run for itAttempt rapid escape
peril · run for your life · cowboy culture · chase · evacuate · haste · make tracks · abscond · beat it · bug out · get out of town · threat · lawlessness · frontier towns · gunfights · saddle · skedaddle · decamp
got out of Dodgestayed put
Continued in place
stuck around · remained · lingered · hung around · dug in
got out of Dodgedragged one's feet
Delayed through reluctance
dawdled · dilly-dallied · tarried · loitered · lollygagged
got out of Dodgefaced the music
Accepted responsibility for actions
took a stand · dug in one's heels · stood one's ground · doubled down · weathered the storm
gotten, outer, outing, outward, outwardly, dodge, dodged, dodging, dodger