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beating around the bush

Avoiding factual responses, offering evasive statements, presenting dubious evidence.
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Your presentation lacks reasonable evidence, your statements do not present reality, your testimony is laced with much in the manner of fantasy and supposition.

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Submitted by WerterBuch on September 29, 2015

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ходить вокруг да около

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