skate over
To avoid addressing or tackling.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He tried to skate over the difficult questions during the meeting.”
“The manager attempted to skate over the budget cuts, but the employees demanded a clear explanation.”
“Rather than addressing the fundamental flaws in his argument, the speaker chose to skate over them with vague promises and empty rhetoric.”
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get one's skates on
To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.
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skate around
To be involved in various regions or parts of.
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skate on thin ice
To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026