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30 entries under expression topic. ×
| get around(cut, reject, ignore, neglect) | |
| give the runaround(idiom, cut, reject, ignore) | |
| pass up(cut, reject, ignore, refuse) | |
| steer clear of(idiom, cut, reject, ignore) | |
| avoid escape(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| beat around the bush(idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| cop out(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| get away from(idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| give a wide berth(verb, idiom, cut, reject) | |
| give the slip(verb, idiom, frustrate, baffle) | |
| give wide berth to(idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| have no part of(verb, idiom, cut, reject) | |
| have nothing to do with(verb, idiom, cut, reject) | |
| hem and haw(idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| hide out(verb, cut, reject, ignore) | |
| keep away from(verb, idiom, cut, reject) | |
| keep clear of(verb, idiom, cut, reject) | |
| not touch(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate) | |
| palm off(verb, cut, reject, ignore) | |
| pass the buck(idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2011). stay shy of thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2011. "stay shy of thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2011, stay shy of thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "stay shy of thesaurus" 24 May 2011. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/stay_shy_of/thesaurus/synonyms> |