beat around the bush Synonyms

palter tergiversate prevaricate equivocate talk in circles duck the question be ambiguous get off the point dodge the issue sit on the fence pussyfoot around be evasive be vague give the runaround beat around bush pussy-foot around avoid making a choice be a fence-sitter travel out of the record speak in roundabout way parry questions go round and round avoid the issue avoid committing oneself say in a roundabout way kick the can down the road hum and haw hem and haw sidestep waffle vacillate temporize stall dodge hesitate hedge fudge stonewall buy time hedge one's bets go round the houses go in circles go around the houses fudge the issue beat about the bush argue round and round drag one's feet pussyfoot fence