Avoid and Caught up

Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Caught up is an antonym for avoid.

Caught up

Caught up adjective - Having become involved involuntarily.

Avoid is an antonym for caught up in come nearer topic.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Film / The King and the Clown The jesters are unable to avoid getting caught up in it, due to their highly controversial shows and to the King's increasing obsession with the beautiful Gong-gil.
  • War Is Hell When the Enterprise gets caught up in it, Kirk destroys the war computers, pointing out that war is supposed be Hell (Invoked Trope), so that people will avoid it.
    Source: War Is Hell
  • As a mutant who consciously tries to avoid getting caught up in the drama surrounding mutant politics, Kitty can sympathize.
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