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Dodged a bullet

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The idiom to dodge a bullet means to narrowly avoid something that could have very bad results. It is often used to describe avoiding bad outcome such as a bad relationship, a bad job or a financial loss.

Good thing you didn't buy that stock, it crashed overnight - you dodged a bullet!

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