skirted around
Dodged the issue
Skirted around means to avoid dealing with something directly, especially a difficult topic or obstacle.
Rather than confronting the issue head-on, you move along its edges: She skirted around the question of her qualifications.
The phrase suggests evasion or circumvention—going around rather than through: The trail skirted around the swamp.
- circumnavigatedTraveled entirely around something
- eludedAvoided being caught
- hintedSuggested without stating
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- circumventedEvaded by going around
bypassed · detoured · euphemized · dodged · implied · avoided · deflected · suggested · veered · ignored · sidestepped · diverted · glossed over · swept under the rug · misdirected · maneuvered · omitted · obfuscated
skirted aroundtackled
Engaged with forcefully
faced · confronted · addressed · took on · cut to the chase
skirted aroundpassed through
Moved across completely
went through · cut through · traversed · crossed · plowed through