72 entries under escape topic. ×

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hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, avoid)
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jive(verb, avoid, shift, lie)
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mince words(expression, shift, lie, shuffle)
2
pass the buck(expression, idiom, avoid, frustrate)
2
quibble(verb, stop, slow, avoid, shift)
2
run around(expression, avoid, shift, frustrate)
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shuck(avoid, frustrate, lie, baffle)
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shuffle(verb, slip, avoid, shift)
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sidestep(verb, avoid, lie, shuffle)
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sit on the fence(expression, idiom, avoid, shift)
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stall(verb, delay, avoid, frustrate)
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stonewall(avoid, frustrate, lie, baffle)
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tell white lie(expression, idiom, shift, lie)
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tergiverse(verb, slip, avoid, shift)
2
waffle(verb, avoid, shift, lie)
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pussyfoot(verb, avoid, lie, shuffle)
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avoid(verb, slip, shuffle, dodge)
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avoid escape(verb, expression, avoid, frustrate)
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baffle(verb, avoid, frustrate, confound)
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be beyond someone(verb, avoid, frustrate, baffle)
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