duck out

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

Verb

 * 1)  To depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.
 * 4) * 1978, "Another free lunch" (editorial), St. Petersburg Times (USA), 20 March, p. 10A (retrieved 26 Nov 2010) :
 * Congress even now is considering enlarging that deficit by cutting those taxes. . . . It means ducking out of the basic Social Security problem.
 * 1)  To avoid a debt; to skip out on a bill.
 * 1)  To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.
 * 2) * 1978, "Another free lunch" (editorial), St. Petersburg Times (USA), 20 March, p. 10A (retrieved 26 Nov 2010) :
 * Congress even now is considering enlarging that deficit by cutting those taxes. . . . It means ducking out of the basic Social Security problem.
 * 1)  To avoid a debt; to skip out on a bill.
 * 1)  To avoid a debt; to skip out on a bill.
 * 1)  To avoid a debt; to skip out on a bill.

Usage notes

 * When used in the sense of "to depart" or "to exit", there is sometimes a connotation that the resulting absence will be temporary, as in: I ducked out for a cigarette.

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