duck

/dʌk/ verb

Definition

MOVE [I, T] › to move your head or body down quickly to avoid being hit or seen: Billy ducked behind a car when he saw his teacher.

AVOID [T] informal › to avoid something that is difficult or unpleasant: He managed to duck the issue.

(Definition of duck verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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