To hide oneself or stay away from something; to elude, dodge, or take shelter from difficult situations.

To stay out of trouble or awkward situations; to keep away from or evade a person.

to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to dodge or keep out of sight

To quickly move one's body to the side to avoid or evade something

to hide oneself from place to place; to dodge and hide in all directions to avoid being found

to dodge or evade; to move quickly out of the way to avoid something

to dodge; to move carefully so as to avoid being seen or to avoid danger

To hide or avoid showing up in public; to act in a secretive or stealthy manner.

to avoid or hide from the rain; to take shelter in order to stay dry

To intentionally avoid or hide from people to whom one owes money in order to escape repayment; to dodge debt collectors.

to dodge or step aside to make way for someone or something, such as a passing vehicle

to stay out of the wind or find a place protected from it

to avoid work or effort; to shy away from labor; to be lazy

a ball game where players on two teams try to throw balls and hit opponents while avoiding being hit themselves

easy to dodge a spear in the open; it is easy to defend against an open attack or an overt threat, as opposed to a hidden one

to escape from war or disaster; to seek refuge or take shelter

To avoid going home for the Chinese New Year; traditionally done to escape creditors because debts were supposed to be settled by New Year's Day, or for reasons of personal hardship or superstition.

To hide and run in all directions; to flee in every direction out of extreme fear

to dodge and hide in all directions; to evade or scramble out of the way

to abandon, discard, or leave behind (used for lovers, companions, or objects like boats)

(idiom) easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to avoid an arrow in the dark; it is easier to defend against an open attack than a hidden plot

literally meaning it is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to avoid an arrow in the dark; used to say that overt attacks are easier to handle than secret plots or betrayal from behind one's own side

to hide oneself or move in a secretive way; being unwilling to appear before others because of bashfulness or to keep a secret

to hide oneself; to go into hiding; to conceal oneself

unable to escape or hide; inescapable

to be unable to escape or avoid someone or something unwanted; inevitable

unable to escape or hide from something or someone unwanted; unavoidable

the monk can run away but the temple cannot; literal sense meaning that while a person may flee, their responsibilities or their base of operations cannot be easily moved or hidden, making eventual discovery or accountability inevitable

Literally "you may hide during the new moon but not during the full moon"; used to mean that one can avoid something for a while, but eventually it must be dealt with or discovered.

To get away from work, responsibilities, or external disturbances in order to enjoy some leisure time

Children's game where some players hide and others try to find them; also used for the game of peekaboo.

to take refuge with a wealthy relative or friend to escape one's own poverty

Literally meaning you may go undetected during the new moon but at the full moon you will be found out; it means you can't put off a problem forever and will eventually have to deal with it.

a children's game where one person hides and others search; also used for the variation where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch others