dance around

eludir, irse por las ramas

Evitar hablar directamente de un asunto, a menudo hablando de otras cosas.

En inglés sencillo: To avoid discussing something directly, often by talking about other things.

• Please do not dance around the issue.
• She danced around questions about the missing money.
• Why are you dancing around the subject?

Cómo se usa: dance around something (Stop dancing around the question and answer it.)

Sinónimos: evade, avoid, sidestep

Antónimos: address

Expresiones frecuentes: dance around something, dance around questions, dance around issues

bailar alrededor, bailar de un lado a otro

Moverse de un sitio a otro o en círculo mientras se baila.

En inglés sencillo: To move from place to place, or in a circle, while dancing.

• We dance around the room together.
• They danced around the fire all night.
• She was dancing around happily when I arrived.

Cómo se usa: dance around someone/something (The children danced around the tree.)

Expresiones frecuentes: dance around someone, dance around something, dance around happily

dar largas, marear

Hacer perder el tiempo a alguien con engaños o retrasando lo prometido.

En inglés sencillo: To waste someone’s time by misleading them or delaying what you have promised.

• Do not dance me around; just pay me.
• The agent danced us around with empty promises.
• They keep dancing customers around instead of issuing refunds.

Cómo se usa: dance someone around (They danced me around for weeks without paying.)

Sinónimos: string along, give the runaround

Expresiones frecuentes: dance around someone, dance around customers