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skate over

idiom
Meaning

To avoid addressing or tackling.

Examples
SIMPLE

He tried to skate over the difficult questions during the meeting.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager attempted to skate over the budget cuts, but the employees demanded a clear explanation.

COMPLEX

Rather than addressing the fundamental flaws in his argument, the speaker chose to skate over them with vague promises and empty rhetoric.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    skate around

    To be involved in various regions or parts of.

  2. 02

    skate on thin ice

    To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.

  3. 03

    skate one's lane

    To mind one's own business; focus on one's own goals and tasks and not worry about what others are doing.

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