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To prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions

To negotiate or bargain for a better deal

To tell a lie or something that is untrue

To give a false or misleading account of the nature of

To hesitate or be undecided between two opinions or courses of action

To engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) speech, dialog or conversation

To express a different opinion

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To prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions

temporise^UK

temporize^US

avoid committing oneself

gain time

kick the can down the road

take your time

avoid making a decision

play it close to the vest

play your cards close to your chest

be unable to make up your mind

balk^US

baulk^UK

not pay

not give a straight answer to

beat about the bush about

be evasive about

quibble about

avoid answering

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“I would prevaricate and palter in my usual plausible way, but, this being Cambridge, such stratagems would cut no ice.”

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To negotiate or bargain for a better deal

organize^US

organise^UK

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“The more we hesitate, haggle, and palter over the necessary measures, the greater are the risks we run.”

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To tell a lie or something that is untrue

be economical with the truth

tell a lie

depart from the truth

tell a terminological inexactitude

tell a fib

create fiction

speak with forked tongue

tell a little white lie

pull the wool over someone's eyes

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

lead astray

tell a white lie

lack candor

give the wrong impression

lie through one's teeth

lead down the garden path

create out of thin air

give wrong information to

bait and switch

lead up the garden path

pull one's leg

put on an act

give someone a bum steer

phony^US

phoney^UK

victimize^US

victimise^UK

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To give a false or misleading account of the nature of

color^US

colour^UK

give a false account of

put the wrong slant on

mold^US

mould^UK

give a false impression of

dramatize^US

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

put words in someone's mouth

romanticise^UK

dramatise^UK

romanticize^US

give a false picture of

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

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To hesitate or be undecided between two opinions or courses of action

be unable to make up your mind

temporize^US

baulk^UK

temporise^UK

balk^US

keep changing your mind

second-guessing yourself

be unwilling

have misgivings about

have reservations about

go from one extreme to the other

be on the horns of a dilemma

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

be divided

feel uncertain

wonder about

think something unlikely

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

not have the heart to

kick the can down the road

put off doing something

play your cards close to your chest

drag one's heels over

let the grass grow under one's feet

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To engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) speech, dialog or conversation

shoot one's mouth off

talk nineteen to the dozen

chitter-chatter

engage in conversation

talk the hind legs off a donkey

whisper

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

dish

rumor^US

rumour^UK

verbalize^US

verbalise^UK

socialise^UK

socialize^US

talk ten to the dozen

talk the hind leg off a donkey

consult with each other

talk someone's ear off

talk out of turn

talk through one's hat

rhapsodise^UK

rhapsodize^US

speak in hushed tones

talk under your breath

speak in an undertone

garble

bend one's ear

be incoherent

tell tales out of school

vocalize^US

vocalise^UK

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To express a different opinion

contradict each other

be at sixes and sevens

go at it hammer and tongs

have a fight

fight like cat and dog

have a disagreement

have a tiff

bump heads

have a misunderstanding

be at each other's throats

have a difference of opinion

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

have a slanging match

balk^US

baulk^UK

express disagreement with

make a big thing about

bandy words with somebody

criticize^US

put your heads together about

criticise^UK

consider the pros and cons of

weigh up the pros and cons of

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