talk around
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
To talk about everything related to a subject without ever getting to the real point, or to convince someone by talking to them.
"The politician spent twenty minutes talking around the question without ever giving a direct answer."
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All the talk around the garden.
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Like we talk around disabled people.
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he tries and talk around the subject.
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Despite all of the talk around how
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increase in talk around various emerging dietary trends.