duck out

English - Turkish

Definition of duck out in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) ortadan kaybolmak

toz olmak

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- kaçınmak , sıyrılmak , savuşturmak 2- ortadan kaybolmak

Related Terms

duck out of

kaytarmak

English - English

Definition of duck out in English English dictionary

To depart quickly or exit abruptly by way of, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded

The four-term Democrat, known to critics as King Kevin and Mayor De Luxe, has been threatened with recall petitions and recently ducked out the back door of a restaurant to avoid picketers.

To depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded

Cathy Song needed to duck out from work at 3pm to ferry her child from pre-school to a neighbour's.

or from To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion

ny project for renewal is subject to a wide variety of destabilizing forces, not least when elites seek to duck out from the commitments they themselves have made.

Avoid; escape from something by skillful maneuvering. "Somehow or other Jack always manages to duck out of any hard work."

Avoid; escape from something by skillful maneuvering: "Somehow or other Jack always manages to duck out of any hard work."

avoid an unpleasant task, shirk one's responsibility

If you duck out of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it. George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin You can't duck out once you've taken on a responsibility. = back out

Turkish pronunciation

dʌk aut

Pronunciation

/ˈdək ˈout/ /ˈdʌk ˈaʊt/

Etymology

() Possibly an allusion to the abrupt manner in which a swimming duck can dive and disappear beneath the surface of the water.