English Dictionary

duck and dive

動詞

イギリス英語 口語

(UK, colloquial) To operate in a skilfully shifty or evasive manner.

日本語の意味

抜け目なく、ずる賢く振る舞う / 狡猾に、巧妙な手口で回避・逃走する / 用心深く、しなやかに身を隠す

The small-time manager would duck and dive to avoid any questions about the missing funds.

その小さな会社のマネージャーは、行方不明の資金についてのどんな質問も避けるために巧妙に立ち回っていた。

意味（1）

(UK, colloquial) To operate in a skilfully shifty or evasive manner.

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.

ducks and dives （ present singular third-person ）

ducking and diving （ participle present ）

ducked and dived （ participle past ）

ducked and dived （ past ）