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beat around the bush(verb, idiom, shift, frustrate)
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beating around the bush(verb, idiom, shift, swindle)
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beg the question(verb, idiom, decline, avoid)
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cop out(verb, avoid, hide, escape)
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dwell on(verb, wander, babble, meander)
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fend off(verb, avoid, hide, escape)
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get around(verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
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get off the subject(verb, wander, babble, meander)
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give the runaround(verb, avoid, hide, escape)
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go astray(verb, wander, babble, meander)
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go off on tangent(verb, wander, babble, meander)
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go on and on(verb, wander, babble, digress)
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harp on(verb, wander, babble, meander)
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keep distance(verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
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lay low(verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
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lead on a merry chase(verb, idiom, decline, avoid)
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lose the thread(verb, wander, babble, meander)
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pass up(verb, avoid, hide, escape)
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put off(verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
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rant and rave(verb, wander, babble, meander)
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