Duck
Duck verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Face
Face verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Usage example: movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye
Common collocations
| challenge | duck challenge | face challenge |
| player | duck player | face player |
| times | duck times | face times |
| consequences | duck consequences | face consequences |
| Other words: problems. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Joey explains it was instinctual ("when a fist comes at your face, you duck") and shows Ross by punching him...who doesn't duck.
Source: My Fist Forgives You -
Expressive Accessory: The duck head on Wade's innertube, which looks exactly like his actual face and often mirrors the expression on his actual face.
Source: Comic Strip / U.S. Acres -
In another episode, a bomb blows up in Meg's face, which leads to her suddenly having a duck bill backwards on her head... exactly like what happens to Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes.
Source: This Means War!
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