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    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!

    05:15THE 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

    B1

    Vietnam's Son Doong cave is big enough for a skyscraper to fit inside | 60 Minutes

    13:06Vietnam'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.

    B1

    Exploring the Avebury Landscape | Walking Through Prehistory

    05:56Exploring 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.

    B1