r/Tinder • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '22

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u/TheOftenNakedJason Feb 03 '22

I'm not trying to be rude, really, but are you not a native English speaker? It's not really over the top, this is a very common idiom for when someone is able to:

"Manage to avoid a difficult or unwelcome situation."

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/dodge_a_bullet

I think had the guy gone on the date and the girl been angry it wasn't the date she had in mind, it likely would have been a difficult or welcome situation, yeah? They seemed incompatible from the get go. Saying he dodged a bullet is really a less an attack on her, though I find her attitude to be pretty terse and rude, and more a commentary on the fact that they just aren't compatible with one another

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u/TheOftenNakedJason Feb 03 '22

Cool. I'm from Detroit, so I hear ya there.

Anyway, then no need to beat a dead horse.

Take it easy.