86 entries under escape topic. ×

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cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, avoid)
4
palter(verb, shake, lie, shuffle)
4
stonewall(noun, verb, support, cover, keep)
3
beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, decline, avoid)
3
confuse(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
3
jive(verb, avoid, shift, lie)
3
shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline)
3
swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
2
beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shift)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid)
2
cop a plea(verb, expression, idiom, avoid)
2
cover up(expression, support, cover, keep, secure)
2
deceive(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
2
double-talk(verb, lie, shuffle, vacillate)
2
eschew(verb, hide, lie, shuffle)
2
falsify(verb, fix, lie, shuffle)
2
fend off(expression, move, hold, cut, maintain)
2
fib(noun, verb, lie, shuffle)
2
flip-flop(verb, avoid, shift, lie)
2
get around(verb, expression, move, cut, decline)
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