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What is another word for give the runaround?

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To deliberately or persistently avoid through antipathy or caution

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To stall or put off through evasion

To deceive or fool someone

Verb

To deliberately or persistently avoid through antipathy or caution

give someone the brush-off

have no part in

stand aloof from

give a wide berth

give someone the go-by

have no part of

have nothing to do with

keep one's distance from

tell someone where to get off

give a wide berth to

send to Coventry

give the cold shoulder

look right through someone

give the bum's rush

cut someone cold

send one's regrets

shake one's head

turn your back on

look straight through

give the brushoff

snub one's nose at

pretend not to see

give the cold shoulder to

hand someone the frozen mitt

give someone the big E

give someone the air

leave out in the cold

turn up one's nose

refuse to entertain

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

turn deaf ear to

draw the line at

refuse to receive

give thumbs down to

keep at arm's length

not give time of day

take no notice of

pay no attention to

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

give the thumbs down

give the red light

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Verb

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

beat around the bush

dance around an issue

worm one's way out of

beat about the bush

be non-committal

parry questions

evade the issue

sit on the fence

dodge the issue

fudge the issue

blow hot and cold

duck the question

avoid the issue

pussyfoot around

be noncommittal

find a way round

beg the question

sidestep the issue

skirt the issue

play it close to the vest

give the run around

hedge your bets

shift ground about

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

be equivocal about

beat about the bush about

be evasive about

avoid answering

give a wide berth to

give run around

straddle the fence

cloud the issue

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Verb

To stall or put off through evasion

give the slip to

throw off the scent

slip through your fingers

slip through the net

slip through the net of

escape the clutches of

give a wide berth

keep your distance

lead on a merry chase

break away from

give a wide berth to

outmanoeuvre^UK

pay no attention to

have nothing to do with

find a way round

take no notice of

turn your back on

keep one's distance from

keep at arm's length

pussyfoot around

give something a miss

be oblivious to

turn a blind eye to

be remiss about

find a way out of

pay little attention to

let something slide

leave something undone

fail to deal with

look the other way

turn a deaf ear to

find a loophole

sneak away from

have no part of

keep out of the way of

find a way around

answer evasively

tap dance around

extricate oneself from

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder to

cut someone cold

duck out of the way of

swerve away from

get out of the way of

avoid dealing with

give the cold shoulder

go around the barn

fail to care for

throw to the winds

be irresponsible

fail to look after

think little of

procrastinate over

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

play truant from

lie down on job

free yourself of

put to one side

move from side to side

close your eyes to

not take into account

turn a blind eye

bury one's head in sand

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Verb

To deceive or fool someone

take for a ride

put one over on

take advantage of

lead up the garden path

play fast and loose with

send on a wild-goose chase

pull a fast one on

pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull a swifty on

lead down the garden path

take to the cleaners

outmanoeuvre^UK

give someone a bum steer

pull a fast one

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

do the dirty on

give wrong information to

propagandize^US

throw dust in someone's eyes

lead up garden path

play for a sucker

put up smoke screen

put on false front

bait and switch

propagandise^UK

give the wrong impression

play for a fool

play games with

play a trick on

get the better of

pull someone's leg

make a sucker of

sell a bill of goods

twist around your little finger

put someone up to something

not tell the truth

be economical with the truth

not speak the truth

make up a story

tell a falsehood

lie through one's teeth

stretch the truth

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

forswear oneself

bear false witness

say something untrue

depart from the truth

tell an untruth

take to cleaners

take for a fool

sell down the river

steal a march on

stab in the back

sell a bill of goods to

be cleverer than

run rings round

make rings round

do someone in the eye

slip something over on

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

be unfaithful to

misrepresent the truth

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

play someone false

break faith with

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

break the rules

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

go one better than

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