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Deliberately avoiding providing a clear answer or statement

To talk with many digressions, not about subject

To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

Stop or cause to stop making progress

Verb

Deliberately avoiding providing a clear answer or statement

beat about the bush

be non-committal

parry questions

sit on the fence

evade the issue

beg the question

dodge the issue

fudge the issue

blow hot and cold

sidestep the issue

duck the question

avoid the issue

pussyfoot around

be noncommittal

skirt the issue

play it close to the vest

hedge one's bets

give the run around

mince one's words

shift ground about

change one's mind

give a false colour to

stretch the truth

fudge and mudge

worm one's way out of

give the runaround

dance around an issue

give run around

straddle the fence

cloud the issue

be economical with the truth

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

use delaying tactics

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

make up a story

depart from the truth

forswear yourself

not tell the truth

bear false witness

tell a terminological inexactitude

tell a white lie

give wrong information to

lead one down the garden path

lead up the garden path

give someone a bum steer

put up smoke screen

put on false front

bait and switch

pull the wool over one's eyes

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

take for a ride

give nothing away

play one's cards close to one's chest

straddle an issue

dodge the question

speak with forked tongue

pull someone's leg

tell a little white lie

pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull a swifty on

pull wool over eyes

lead up garden path

take someone in

take someone for a ride

pull a fast one on

give the wrong impression

put one over on

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

be equivocal about

be evasive about

avoid answering

find a way round

beat about the bush about

create out of thin air

avoid committing oneself

play a waiting game

kick the can down the road

use Fabian tactics

avoid making a decision

go over to the other side

tell a falsehood

tell an untruth

concoct a story

not speak the truth

perjure oneself

forswear oneself

say something untrue

perjure yourself

lie through one's teeth

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Verb

To talk with many digressions, not about subject

argue round and round

Verb

To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

pull a fast one

take for a ride

take to the cleaners

worm one's way out of

Verb

Stop or cause to stop making progress

stand in the way of

avoid the issue

drag one's feet

take one's time

come to a standstill

put on the back burner

bring to a standstill

take a rain check on

put on back burner

put in cold storage

throw a spanner in the works of

put the kibosh on

lay on the table

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

get in the way of

hold in abeyance

bring to an end

give rain check

bring to a close

bring to a stop

bring to standstill

pull the plug on

cramp one's style

stem the flow of

bring to screeching halt

give a rain check

keep in abeyance

put the brakes on

take out of play

put off the evil day

put in abeyance

put off the evil hour

put the stopper on

take wind out of

bring an end to

render powerless

upset the apple cart

throw monkey wrench in

put out of business

put out of action

bring someone to their knees

bring to naught

take a raincheck

put the brakes on

keep under control

reach a standstill

put a spoke in someone's wheel

throw a monkey wrench into

throw a spanner in the works

give the run around

break the habit of

put on the shelf

give the runaround

come to a close

blow the whistle on

bring to a halt

axe^UK

ax^US

draw to a close

give something the chop

knock something on the head

nip something in the bud

have a breather

take a breather

place an embargo on

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

drive underground

bring to a conclusion

pour cold water on

put the mockers on

declare illegal

turn your back on

throw cold water on

strangle at birth

put a stop to something

quit cold turkey

take a breather from

put on a back burner

put a period to

keep from happening

become obsolete

slam on the brakes

bring down curtain

render null and void

dash one's hope

upset the applecart

stop in one's tracks

tie up loose ends

come to the end

be through with

put a stopper in

put half nelson on

bring to an untimely end

stop in your tracks

be no longer valid

be a hindrance to

throw a spoke in the wheel of

resist the temptation to

take the pledge

give a wide berth to

go on the wagon

have nothing to do with

halt in its tracks

give the run-around

run circles around

run rings around

throw a monkey wrench in the works

come to a conclusion

suspend proceedings

declare ineligible

officially forbid

call it quits on

switch something off

finish the working day

take wind out of sails

get the better of

upset one's apple cart

bring to fruition

wash one's hands of

step aside from

get on the wagon

set the seal on

take a rain check

safeguard against

protect against

wind something up

put a damper on

defend oneself against

act like a wet blanket

keep at arm's length

give the thumbs down to

put the chill on

give the red light to

hold one's tongue

hush one's mouth

leave unfinished

stop in full flow

come to standstill

catch one's breath

put in nutshell

put a restriction on

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