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overlooking

Baseball

letting a good ball go by

don't miss it!

to shirk one's responsibility

hit-and-run accident causing property damage

Baseball

making first base after an uncaught third strike

stealing a ride; stolen ride

Proverb

the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

Slang

breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck

quibbling; temporizing; temporising

leaving a pub, restaurant, etc. without having paid for one's drinks

missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV

selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market

makeshift; stopgap

fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors

evading military service; draft dodging

evading military service; draft dodging; draft evasion

running away from a debt

to miss (train, boat)

quibbling; prevarication

Proverb

out of the frying pan into the fire; out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den

elimination by lottery

Hanafuda

cheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)

temporary expedient; stopgap; spur-of-the-moment excuse

capital flight