skate over/around
phrasal verb
skated over/around; skating over/around; skates over/around
: to avoid talking about (something) especially because it is difficult to talk about or embarrassing
He skated over the issue.
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The young Calgary Flames netminder stretches his extremities, christens his crease by squirting it with whatever’s in his water bottle and might momentarily skate around his net.
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Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
However, Shane Wright managed to skate around Crosby and P.O Joseph.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Bike, scooter, skateboard, or in-line skate around the block.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
Next came trouble focusing and a feeling of pressure in my head; my eyes seemed to skate over the Google doc on my computer screen.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 June 2024
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Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
However, Shane Wright managed to skate around Crosby and P.O Joseph.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Bike, scooter, skateboard, or in-line skate around the block.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
Next came trouble focusing and a feeling of pressure in my head; my eyes seemed to skate over the Google doc on my computer screen.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 June 2024
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“Skate over/around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skate%20over%2Faround. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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