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Discover LudwigThe phrase "dodge a bullet" is a common English expression that can be used in written English.
It is usually used to refer to narrowly avoiding a difficult situation, often one that could have had severe consequences. For example: "John was lucky to dodge a bullet this time; if he hadn't taken the precautionary measures, his business could have gone under."
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dodge a bullet
verb
To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.
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Maybe we will yet dodge a bullet.
Or did the others dodge a bullet?
A deal between American and European regulators on derivatives has helped banks dodge a bullet.
Will these students, when they are 22, literally dodge a bullet?
But what is most clear is that while Chelyabinsk did not exactly dodge a bullet on Feb. 15, the city was fortunate to be only grazed by it.
Investigators say the child's father was standing outside with the baby in his arms when he ducked to dodge a bullet and realized the infant was struck.
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I had dodged a bullet.
Maybe we've dodged a bullet there.
Murray dodged a bullet there.
"I dodged a bullet there".
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