duck and dive

English

Verb

duck and dive (third-person singular simple present ducks and dives, present participle ducking and diving, simple past ducked and dived or (chiefly US) ducked and dove, past participle ducked and dived)

  1. (UK, colloquial) To operate in a skilfully shifty or evasive manner.
    • 2021 January 12, Robert Kitson, “Is it morally right for rugby to host the Six Nations in a pandemic?”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      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 notes

  • Most often in the present participle: ducking and diving.
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