talked around
Skirted the subject
Talked around has two distinct meanings.
One is to discuss something without addressing it directly, avoiding the main point: We talked around the issue for an hour without resolving anything.
The other is to persuade someone through discussion: She eventually talked him around to her way of thinking.
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- skirtedAvoided by going around
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- euphemismMild substitute for bluntness
- glossed overSuperficially addressed, then moved on
vagueness · politeness · misdirection · diplomacy · implication · manipulation · innuendo · equivocation · hedging · deflection · tiptoed · political debates · legal arguments · self-preservation · evasion · changed the subject · family disputes · convinced
talked aroundgot to the point
Reached the essence
told it like it is · cut to the chase · confronted · called a spade a spade · spelled out
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