runaround[noun]Synonyms: detour, roundabout, escape, avoidance, come-off, elusion, escaping, eschewal, evasion, shunning
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run‧a‧round /ˈrʌnəˌraʊnd/
noun give somebody the runaround informal to deliberately avoid giving someone a definite answer, especially when they are asking you to do something:
Every time we ask the landlord about fixing the roof, he gives us the runaround. ⇒
run around at
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