What does duck and dive mean?

duck and dive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: duck- and -dive
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Meaning

verb

To operate in a skilfully shifty or evasive manner.

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"So what next? For now, at least, the prevailing wisdom in Europe is that people need something to divert them from the ongoing nightmares elsewhere. […] Best, some insist, to keep the show on the road and then duck and dive in the event of further Covid-19 issues."

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

ducks and dives (present, singular) ducking and diving (participle, present) ducked and dived (past) ducked and dove (US, past) ducked and dived (participle, past)

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