beat around the bush |
to avoid or delay speaking about the most important matter. |
bury one's head in the sand |
to avoid the truth. |
bypass |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way. [2 definitions] |
cautious |
taking care to avoid danger or trouble; careful. |
conserve |
to use in amounts that are no more than necessary in order to avoid waste. [1/2 definitions] |
detour |
a temporary route made to avoid a road repair or other problem, or some other way that is longer than the direct route. [1/3 definitions] |
do1 |
used to avoid repeating a main verb. [1/12 definitions] |
dodge |
to avoid something by moving quickly aside or changing direction. [4/5 definitions] |
duck2 |
to lower the head or whole body quickly to avoid something. [2/3 definitions] |
elude |
to get away from or avoid by speed or skill. |
escape |
to get away; avoid being caught or harmed. [1/5 definitions] |
evade |
to avoid or fail to obey. [1/2 definitions] |
fail |
to forget to do or avoid doing something important or required. [1/7 definitions] |
get away with |
to avoid being caught or punished for doing something. |
hedge |
to avoid saying what one thinks or will do by not answering directly. [1/3 definitions] |
help |
to avoid or keep from (usually used with "can" or "cannot"). [1/8 definitions] |
idle |
wanting to avoid work; lazy. [1/6 definitions] |
keep one's distance |
to stay far away or avoid getting involved. |
miss1 |
to avoid or escape. [1/8 definitions] |
play possum |
to pretend to be asleep or dead; keep very still to avoid being noticed. Opossums do this so predators will ignore them. |
precaution |
something done beforehand to avoid or prevent a danger or harm; something done to make sure everything goes well. |