shake and bake

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

circumlocute cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

Example Sentences

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Dijon Stanley caught the opening kickoff, met a wall of Arleta defenders, attempted to shake and bake and backtrack all the way to the opposite sideline — and tripped flat on his face.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Kyrie Irving’s big night opened with a standing ovation, signature dance moves and a few extra scoops of shake and bake.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

One of the main reasons that the shake and bake and devour movies are such a hit on the screen is that we all face so many major problems off the screen.

From Time Magazine Archive

shake and bake

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