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cloud the issue(expression, shift, escape, lie)
2
beg the question(expression, shift, escape, lie)
2
blow hot and cold(expression, avoid, shift, escape)
2
cop a plea(expression, avoid, escape, lie)
2
give run around(expression, shift, escape, lie)
2
hem and haw(verb, expression, avoid, escape)
2
pass the buck(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
2
sit on the fence(expression, avoid, shift, escape)
2
tell white lie(expression, shift, escape, lie)
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beat around bush(verb, expression, shift, frustrate)
1
beating around the bush(verb, expression, shift, frustrate)
1
get away from(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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give the run around(verb, expression, avoid, shift)
1
give the runaround(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
1
give the slip(verb, expression, frustrate, baffle)
1
give wide berth to(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
1
pull a fast one(verb, expression, fool, swindle)
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stay shy of(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
1
steer clear of(verb, expression, frustrate, baffle)
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take for a ride(verb, expression, fool, swindle)
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MLASmart Define. "beat around the bush thesaurus" 24 May 2011. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/beat_around_the_bush/thesaurus/synonyms>