get out of Dodge
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Meaning · English
Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Rời khỏi một nơi nhanh chóng để tránh rắc rối hoặc nguy hiểm
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: exit the city of Dodge
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
We need to get out of Dodge before the storm hits
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “get out of Dodge” mean?
Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger Literally: exit the city of Dodge
Is “get out of Dodge” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.