dancing around it
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- tiptoeingWalking on foot-fronts
circling · beating around the bush · deflecting · sidestepping · hinting · indirect · vague · coy · euphemism · waltzing · spinning · dodging · roundabout · eluding · cagey · elusive · noncommittal · equivocating
directness of communication
dancing around itgetting to the point
Stating the essence plainly
cutting to the chase · telling it like it is · straight talk · calling a spade a spade · spelling it out
confrontation vs. avoidance
dancing around itgrasping the nettle
Confronting difficulty directly
taking the bull by the horns · facing the music · biting the bullet · getting down to brass tacks · having it out