Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Lumps
Both words in one sentence
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The sheik is promptly accused of trying to avoid "his" (the house owner's) lumps by donning a ridiculous disguise.
Source: Mistaken for an Imposter
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