| Main Entry: | sidestep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dodge |
Synonyms: |
avoid, bypass, dance around, ditch, duck, elude, escape, evade, fudge, get around, get out of, give the slip, go around, juke, pussyfoot, put the move on, shake, shake off, shirk, skip out on, skirt, weasel |
| Main Entry: | hem and haw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hesitate |
Synonyms: |
back and fill, beat around the bush, beg the question, dance around, equivocate, euphemize, fudge and mudge, hum and haw, mince words, shilly-shally, tapdance |