| 释义 |
dodge a bullet informal Manage to avoid a difficult or unwelcome situation: his side dodged a bullet as two last-gasp goals handed Rochdale a 3-2 win over Northampton...- His 2003 Tour victory was almost a loss - in his own words, he "dodged a bullet."
- Perhaps the Germans dodged a bullet by virtue of their refusal to compete.
- The President appears to have dodged a bullet in the investigation.
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