fudging the issue
Skirting the point
Fudging the issue means avoiding a direct answer or clear position, typically by being vague, evasive, or misleading.
Someone fudging the issue dodges the core question rather than addressing it honestly: When asked about the budget shortfall, the manager kept fudging the issue with talk of "long-term projections."
- eludingEscaping or avoiding skillfully
- doublespeakDeliberately misleading language
- weasel wordsDeliberately vague qualifiers
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
circumvention · equivocation · talking in circles · obfuscation · muddying the waters · circumlocution · dodging · stonewalling · passing the buck · misrepresentation · ambiguous · denial · hedging · having it both ways · sidestepping · misdirection · smoke and mirrors · prevarication
fudging the issuegetting to the point
Stating the essence plainly
cutting to the chase · telling it like it is · calling a spade a spade · spelling it out · getting down to brass tacks
fudging the issuegrasping the nettle
Confronting difficulty directly
biting the bullet · coming clean · being honest · facing facts · telling the truth
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