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dodges a bullet

dodges a bullet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dodge a bullet.

Meaning of dodge a bullet

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)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) 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

Questions about dodges a bullet

What is dodges a bullet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dodges a bullet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dodge a bullet.

Words near dodges a bullet in the dictionary

  1. dodgerblues
  2. dodgeries
  3. dodgers
  4. dodgery
  5. dodges
  6. dodges a bullet
  7. Dodges Ferry
  8. dodges the column
  9. dodges up
  10. Dodgeville
  11. dodgier

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