skate over/around
phrasal verb
skated over/around; skating over/around; skates over/around
: to avoid talking about (something) especially because it is difficult to talk about or embarrassing
He skated over the issue.
Examples of skate over/around in a Sentence
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Blommaert’s blunt, birdlike Bobbi is unceremoniously terrific at the center of a cast that’s all nailing the play’s stylistic demand: its need for its actors to skate over an extremely dark lake on the thin ice of humor and human oddity.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2024
Peach has to jump and twirl to defeat enemies and clear obstacles and that can be frustrating because players skate around doing wide turns.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The patio is the place to be in the summer, but in the winter, the window seats are ideal for watching people skate around the ice rink right outside.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024
They’re also expected to still design and produce jerseys to be autographed and sold to raise money, even though players won’t skate around with them on during warmups.
—Stephen Whyno, ajc, 23 June 2023
Who knows when the Stars’ name will get called for another skate around the Cotton Bowl?
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
The offensive-minded defender did his trademark skate around the zone with the puck magnetized to his stick before slapping it past Notre Dame goaltender Ryan Bischel.
—Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
Various aquatic insects can use the water's surface tension to skate around along the top lakes and ponds.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 July 2021
Plazas in front of Manhattan banks—equipped with concrete benches, abstract sculptures and other obstacles to skate around or over—became his habitat, the natural meeting place and school for skaters.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2024
Peach has to jump and twirl to defeat enemies and clear obstacles and that can be frustrating because players skate around doing wide turns.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The patio is the place to be in the summer, but in the winter, the window seats are ideal for watching people skate around the ice rink right outside.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024
They’re also expected to still design and produce jerseys to be autographed and sold to raise money, even though players won’t skate around with them on during warmups.
—Stephen Whyno, ajc, 23 June 2023
Who knows when the Stars’ name will get called for another skate around the Cotton Bowl?
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
The offensive-minded defender did his trademark skate around the zone with the puck magnetized to his stick before slapping it past Notre Dame goaltender Ryan Bischel.
—Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
Various aquatic insects can use the water's surface tension to skate around along the top lakes and ponds.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 July 2021
Plazas in front of Manhattan banks—equipped with concrete benches, abstract sculptures and other obstacles to skate around or over—became his habitat, the natural meeting place and school for skaters.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
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“Skate over/around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skate%20over%2Faround. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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