skirt around
US /skɚt əˈraʊnd/
・UK /skɜ:t əˈraund/
B2
phr.v.To avoid dealing with a topic or issue directly.
He skirts around the question instead of answering directly.
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THE SEX TALK: 10 TIPS!
- Don't lie, don't skirt around, don't use silly names and euphemisms.
Don't lie, don't skirt around, don't use silly names and euphemisms.
- Don't lie, don't skirt around, don't use silly names
Don't lie, don't skirt around, don't use silly names
Vietnam's Son Doong cave is big enough for a skyscraper to fit inside | 60 Minutes
- and you just sort of skirt around and look around and find, "This way is pretty good.
and you just sort of skirt around and look around and find, "This way is pretty good.
- and you just sort of skirt around and look around and find, "This way is pretty good.
and you just sort of skirt around and look around and find, "This way is pretty good.
Exploring the Avebury Landscape | Walking Through Prehistory
- The avenue is made up of two parallel rows of stones, which lead off down into the valley behind me, and skirt around Waden Hil and approach the henge, about a mile and a half away.
The avenue is made up of two parallel rows of stones, which lead off down into the valley behind me, and skirt around Waden Hil and approach the henge, about a mile and a half away.
Get Real | Katie Maloney, Matt Rogers and Amanda Hirsch
- it's always cathartic to be able to talk about it, especially in not having to, like, skirt around it or pretend that it's not about the show.
it's always cathartic to be able to talk about it, especially in not having to, like, skirt around it or pretend that it's not about the show.
- It feels like it makes it even harder to have to skirt around that.
It feels like it makes it even harder to have to skirt around that.
Communicate with Confidence: The Blueprint for Mastering Every Conversation
- Whenever you skirt around the truth, whenever you come at a conversation in a very indirect way, you are saying to them, "I don't believe you're emotionally strong enough to handle this." Versus me saying, "Mel, I'm telling you this because I know you can handle it." Now you strengthen them.
Whenever you skirt around the truth, whenever you come at a conversation in a very indirect way, you are saying to them, "I don't believe you're emotionally strong enough to handle this." Versus me saying, "Mel, I'm telling you this because I know you can handle it." Now you strengthen them.