Daily life
duck inside
go indoors quickly for shelter
To go inside quickly to avoid rain, danger, or another unpleasant situation.
Hear it in real life
Is it starting to rain?
Yes, let's duck inside for a minute.
The wind suddenly got stronger, so we ducked inside.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We ducked inside to the café when the rain started.
Say: We ducked into the café when the rain started.
Use “duck into” to describe quickly entering a named place.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
duck inside; duck inside somewhere
Your turn: say it out loud
The wind suddenly got stronger, so we ducked inside.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
duck inside
go indoors quickly for shelter
“The wind suddenly got stronger, so we ducked inside.”
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