circle around

• Verb, das eine kreisende Bewegung um etwas oder jemanden bezeichnet oder das Vermeiden einer direkten Aussage oder Entscheidung.

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

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. formal

   To move in a circular path around something or someone.

   Umkreisen

   • 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.

   Synonymecirclecircumambulateencirclego aroundorbitrevolve around

2. Avoid a direct topicinformal

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

   Um den heißen Brei reden

   • 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.

   Synonymeavoidbypassdodgeequivocateevadehedgesidestepskirt