circle around

• فعل مركب يُستعمل للدلالة على الحركة في دائرة حول شيء أو شخص، أو على تجنّب مناقشة موضوع ما بشكل مباشر.

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving in a circular path around something or someone, or to avoid addressing a topic directly.

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1. formal

   To move in a circular path around something or someone.

   الدوران حول

   • The eagle circled around its prey before diving.
   • The children circled around the teacher to hear the story.
   • The plane circled around the airport before landing.

   المرادفاتcirclecircumambulateencirclego aroundorbitrevolve around

2. Avoid a direct topicinformal

   To avoid addressing a subject directly; to talk around an issue.

   يلف ويدور حول الموضوع

   • He kept circling around the real problem during the meeting.
   • Stop circling around the question and give me a straight answer.
   • She circled around the topic of her resignation for an hour.

   المرادفاتavoidbypassdodgeequivocateevadehedgesidestepskirt