Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Hand on
Both terms in one sentence
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Ironically, early in the film, Rob deliberately cut his hand on an opponent's sword to avoid a fight.
Source: Bare-Handed Blade Block - Ironically, Rob had previously cut his own hand on an opponent's sword to avoid a fight.
Source: Deliberate Injury Gambit
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Hand on or Avoid. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/hand_on.
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