theactionofcleverlydoing everything you can inordertosucceed, or toavoidasituation,evenwhen this may not becompletelyacceptableorhonest:
He was wellknownfor hisduckinganddivingunder anysortofpressure.
Sometimes, when there's notevenaroyalscandaltofilltheemptypages, areporterneedsto do a littleduckinganddiving.
She didn'tobjectto abitofduckinganddiving, but her son'sgangsteractivitieswere too much.