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Re:Medium-hard SQL interview questions by eyelidlessness on Saturday May 02, 2020 @06:50PM (#23055500)
It depends on whether you consider "dodge" in the phrase to be active or passive.

Dodging taxes is active. Dodging the in-laws because you were in the shower when they dropped by is passive.

Both applications of the verb are in common usage and are therefore valid and obvious enough that you clearly understood the meaning. </pedantry>

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Re:Medium-hard SQL interview questions by andai on Saturday May 02, 2020 @07:21PM (#23055662)
"Dodged a bullet there" is often used in hindsight, where you find out something was terrible after you avoided it for a different reason.
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Re:Medium-hard SQL interview questions by kmonsen on Saturday May 02, 2020 @10:41PM (#23056479)
Never thought of this, but you are right. Usually it’s used when you didn’t know you were dodging the bullet at the time but more of a hindsight thing.
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Re:Medium-hard SQL interview questions by eyelidlessness on Saturday May 02, 2020 @09:30PM (#23056201)
Exactly
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