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beat around the bush(verb, idiom, slow, avoid)
5
hem and haw(verb, idiom, avoid, shift)
4
beg the question(verb, idiom, decline, avoid)
3
mince words(escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
3
put on(verb, promote, create, fake)
3
split hairs(shift, wrangle, carp, waffle)
2
bear false witness(idiom, promote, fake, plant)
2
blow hot and cold(verb, idiom, avoid, shift)
2
cloud the issue(idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
cop a plea(idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
cop out(verb, decline, avoid, deceive)
2
cover up(verb, promote, twist, deceive)
2
evade the issue
2
give run around(idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
hum and haw
2
make believe(promote, create, fake, deceive)
2
mince the truth(idiom, falsehood)
2
phony up(verb, promote, fake, twist)
2
put off(verb, stop, decline, slow)
2
put on an act(verb, idiom, favor, create)
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