duck under
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle under
Meanings
Lower the head or body to pass beneath something
Why “under”? A person or thing moves or stays below a surface.
“She ducked under the low branch.”
“Leo ducked under the club rope while Maya waited in the queue.”
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go under
Same under pattern: below the surface
Fail completely as a business or project; Move below the surface of water; Become unconscious because of medicine for a procedure
pull under
Same under pattern: below the surface
Drag something or someone beneath the surface
submerge under
Same under pattern: below the surface
Be covered completely by water
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