duck and dive

English

Verb

duck and dive (third-person singular simple present ducks and dives, present participle ducking and diving, simple past and 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.