skate around
Avoid addressing directly
To skate around something is to avoid dealing with it directly, especially by changing the subject or staying vague: The senator skated around questions about his finances.
The image is of gliding past an obstacle rather than confronting it.
You can skate around an issue, a topic, or the truth.
- evadeEscape by cunning
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- ice rinkFrozen surface for skating
- rollerbladesWheeled boots for gliding
- talk in circlesSpeak without progressing
circumvent · glide · winter sports · hockey rink · roller rink · hedge · skateboards · roll · procrastinate · equivocate · twirl · wheels · sidestep · dodge · blades · spin · noncommittal · change the subject
skate aroundconfront
Face squarely, address directly
face · tackle · deal with · take on · come to grips with
skate arounddig into
Explore or consume vigorously
probe · scrutinize · investigate · analyze · get to the bottom of
skate aroundown up to
accept · acknowledge · face the music · own · shoulder