Đồng nghĩa của pussyfoots around

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Discuss a matter without coming to the point
beats about the bush dodges the issue evades the issue hedges prevaricates prevaricateth vacillates fudges the issue hesitates hums and haws parries questions quibbles shilly-shallies stalls waffles ducks the question flannels tergiversates sits on the fence equivocates dodges evades sidesteps stonewalls minces words fences fudges pussyfoots parries temporizes cavils weasels palters passes the buck flip-flops avoids temporises hems and haws shucks beats around the bush sidesteps the issue cops a plea ducks cops out ducks the issue blows hot and cold hedges your bets shuffles around gives the run around outwits baffles shirks foils shifts maneuvers manoeuvres feints contests fights off blathers blandishes blarneys beguiles fast-talks uses flattery talks blarney butters up shuffles wavers jives adumbrates begs the question tells white lie straddles the fence covers up clouds the issue runs around cons escapes eludes falsifies shuffles about eschews stalls for time lies avoids the issue gives run around fibs deceives circumvents misrepresents balks puts off baulks rambles skirts fakes shifts ground about glosses over skirts the issue fabricates plays it close to the vest belies misspeaks distorts invents misstates dithers exaggerates garbles dissembles stretches the truth puts on dodges the question plays your cards close to your chest gives nothing away straddles an issue bypasses gives a false colour to beats about the bush about quibbles about gets out of cops out of beats around bush finds a way round skirts round fends off avoids answering flees welshes reneges gets around fudges and mudges euphemizes tapdances dances around lays low slips out sneaks away gives the runaround dances around an issue worms one's way out of

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To become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event
gets cold feet delays falters hesitates stalls thinks twice wavers fluctuates havers oscillates vacillates yo-yos dilly-dallies hums and haws shilly-shallies blows hot and cold sits on the fence dithers swithers halts staggers balances scruples hangs back hems and haws teeters procrastinates temporizes dallies equivocates pauses wobbles wabbles sways temporises dawdles tarries trembles hovers tergiversates waffles changes hedges reels wastes time runs hot and cold changes mind goes from one extreme to the other tumbles faffs about bobbles quavers lurches rolls trifles potters prevaricateth prevaricates marks time moves slowly kills time loiters lingers plays a waiting game drags your heels whiles away time seesaws whiffles dillydallies fence-straddles straddles swings rocks boggles alternates chops and changes keeps changing your mind flickers varies trims shudders quivers whiffles waffles deliberates palters demurs has doubts doubts holds back lags hangs fire flip-flops drags your feet baulks waits balks shies straggles hangs around hangs about doubts yourself has misgivings drags pokes holds off stops pussyfoots jibs defers idles flinches from recoils from shrinks from diddles crawls creeps shies away vacillates about hangs back from lollygags has scruples about has reservations about has misgivings about thinks twice about faffs around lallygags mopes putters shies away from puts off has qualms about messes about takes one's time goofs off takes your time lags behind plays for time uses delaying tactics puts off doing something wobbles about shrinks ceases discontinues dodges holds on hesitates to scruples about lolls slouches beats around the bush messes around sits around fools around sits tight ums and ahs refuses prolongs adjourns postpones protracts retards goldbricks cools adopts Fabian tactics expresses misgivings expresses reservations expresses reluctance stumbles stays shrinks back stays in the background stays back flounders debates weighs ponders mammers hangs takes a raincheck postpones action lets something slide defers action suspends action kicks the can down the road waits and sees pulls back thinks about sits on fence wonders about feels uncertain lacks conviction thinks something unlikely harbours reservations about has doubts about entertains doubts about fluctuates on expresses suspicions about has hesitations about expresses reservations about feels uneasy about has suspicions about harbours suspicions about baulks at sticks at stonewalls demurs about balks at demurs from worries questions frets stickles sticks gags ambles plods wavers about boggles at disrelishes minds doing something filibusters totters has qualms hangs on potters round waits around horses around falls behind buys time potters about potters around stays put

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To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly
avoids evades dodges escapes shirks brushes off sidesteps skirts bypasses dances around discounts disregards ducks eludes ignores neglects overlooks shies from wriggles out of dispenses with gets around runs away from shakes skirts round tergiversates weasels out of cops out of fends off funks gets out of gives the slip to goes around keeps one's distance from lays low from pays no attention to pays no heed to pays no mind shakes off takes no notice of tunes out turns a blind eye to turns back on turns your back on unheeds unminds declines ducks out of finesses scapes shirks from shuffles out of shuns circumvents eschews beats shortcuts parries bilks skives cuts jukes steers clear of skives off slides out of backs out of gives something a miss finds a way out of short-circuits gets away from skips misses cheats fights shy of gives a wide berth to shrinks from outmanoeuvres finds a way round stays away from outmaneuvers keeps clear of keeps away from passes over cops out has nothing to do with gets round reneges circumnavigates foils thwarts outflanks slips stymies quits burkes skulks recoils from shuffles off pussyfoots abandons dismisses escapes from goldbricks hides from fakes malingers sloughs off pulls out of gives the slip skims over glosses over avoids dealing with relays passes on leapfrogs keeps off jouks wriggles outwits fields overcomes gets out of the way of ducks out of the way of swerves away from deflects snubs balks at keeps at arm's length shies away from stays shy of dekes ditches fudges weasels stays clear of defeats answers evasively fences off frustrates spurns checks prevents passes the buck extricates oneself from has no part of turns away from withdraws deserts excuses backpedals renounces revokes rationalizes welshes baulks baffles cold-shoulders forgets gets past balks skips out on blows off lets something slide scrimshanks absconds flees elopes runs away swerves finds a way around dogs creeps leaves something undone bludges skimps on fences plays truant from puts the move on uses pretext gets out weasels out has alibi backs out backs off backs down rationalises bobs off loses sight of runs off pays little attention to fakes out shuts eyes to baulks at wusses out gives the cold shoulder to gives someone the brush-off cuts dead cuts someone cold gives someone the go-by lies down on job flinches from takes fright turns tail shams winks at blinks at takes back road departs from deviates from goes around the barn loafs chickens out of feigns illness fakes illness fails to deal with skates over skirts around pretends to be ill takes a sickie plays hooky puts it on bunks off swings the lead pretends to be an invalid

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