Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Both words in one sentence
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Herriman that he's bringing Coco in because she's embarrassed about being nude(he's really trying to avoid her being adopted), Herriman points out that most imaginary friends are nude.
- In Friends, Phoebe tries using this to get the others to feel bad for her (usually by bringing up her mother's suicide) so she can avoid getting in trouble when she makes a mistake.
Source: Playing the Victim Card -
The Paragon actively tries to avoid this trope by bringing others up to his or her level, rather than letting them push him or her down.
Source: Tall Poppy Syndrome
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