Introduction Bad date? Get out of Dodge. Toxic workplace? Get out of Dodge. Awkward family dinner? Time to get out of Dodge. "Get out of Dodge" is an American idiom meaning to leave a place or situation quickly, usually to avoid danger, trouble, or an uncomfortable situation. Sometimes it can be gussied up with additions like "Get the hell out of Dodge." But why Dodge? Why not any other car? (Get out of Lincoln? Get outta Volvo?) Why not any other town? And how did one fronti