dodge a bullet
US/dɔd͡ʒ ə ˈbʊl.ɪt/
dodge a bullet verb: to have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.
Verb
dodge a bullet (third-person singular simple present dodges a bullet, present participle dodging a bullet, simple past and past participle dodged a bullet)
- To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.
- "We have all these thousands of bill payers trying to dodge a bullet, trying to shift costs and pay less."1989 December 7, Milt Freudenheim, “Scramble on Health-Care Costs”, in New York Times, retrieved 06 Mar 2014
- Haiti dodged a bullet when Tropical Storm Tomas, once a hurricane, did minimal damage to the country's earthquake-ravaged capital of Port-au-Prince.2010 November 8, Jessica Desvarieux, “A Storm Averted, Haiti's Cholera Threat Grows”, in Time, retrieved 06 Mar 2014
Forms of dodge a bullet
| third-person singular present | dodges a bullet |
|---|---|
| present participle | dodging a bullet |
| past participle | dodged a bullet |
| past | dodged a bullet |
Questions about dodge a bullet
- What does dodge a bullet mean?
- Dodge a bullet means to have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.
- What part of speech is dodge a bullet?
- Dodge a bullet is a verb.
- How do you pronounce dodge a bullet?
- Dodge a bullet is pronounced /dɔd͡ʒ ə ˈbʊl.ɪt/ (US).
- What is the past tense of dodge a bullet?
- The past tense of dodge a bullet is dodged a bullet.
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