to dodge the raindrops

7.3

To avoid getting wet in the rain by moving quickly between covered places

phrasal verb

: esquivar las gotas de lluvia

She quickly dodged the raindrops on her way to the car.

Examples

You can't always dodge the raindrops—sometimes you just get soaked.
Tourists in the plaza were forced to dodge the raindrops as sudden showers swept through.
He hurried down the street, trying to dodge the raindrops before the storm worsened.
Don't dodge the raindrops!
He hurried down the street, trying to dodge the raindrops before the storm worsened.
Tourists in the plaza were forced to dodge the raindrops as sudden showers swept through.
She quickly dodge the raindrops on her way to the car.

Synonyms

to take cover

vsto dodge the raindrops

69 3.4

To move to a place that protects you from danger or bad weather

moves quickly between shelters to avoid becoming wet

to duck and dive

vsto dodge the raindrops

8.4

To move quickly and skillfully to avoid things or difficult problems

focuses on rapid moves between shelters to escape getting wet in rain

Antonyms

to get wet

56 1.0

To become covered in water or another liquid

How Dry

to dodge the raindrops

7.3

to get wet

56 1.0

Surface Forms

dodge the raindrops infinitive

dodged the raindrops past

dodged the raindrops past participle

dodging the raindrops present participle

dodges the raindrops third person singular

Morphology

dodge + the + raindrop

The meaning 'to try to avoid getting wet' is directly and literally derivable from 'dodge' (to move to avoid) plus 'raindrops' (drops of rain). This is a compositional, literal verb + object construction with no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would understand it.

Etymology

Dodge the raindrops may come from the simple image of a person moving quickly to dodge falling raindrops, hopping between umbrellas and doorways to stay dry. That's why it now means 'to try to avoid getting wet'.