Evade
Evade verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Fly and evade are semantically related. in get away from topic. In some cases you can use "Fly" instead a verb "Evade".
Fly
Fly verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.
Usage example: you must fly to safety immediately
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Having enough of this, he makes himself really huge, where he inadvertently turns Scooby into a fly to evade him.
Source: Clipped Wing Angel -
You know this trope is in full effect in AC5 when enemy planes can fly through the goddamn ground to evade you.
Source: Video Game / Ace Combat -
This leads to E.T., as in the film, making the bicycles "fly" in order to evade the authorities.
Source: Ride / E.T. Adventure
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