sidestep a problem

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• sidestep — [[t]sa͟ɪdstep[/t]] sidesteps, sidestepping, sidestepped also side step 1) VERB If you sidestep a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it. [V n] Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question... [V n] He was trying to sidestep… …   English dictionary

• sidestep — verb 1 sidestep a problem/issue/question to avoid doing something that will cause you difficulty or inconvenience, such as dealing with a difficult problem: The report simply sidesteps the environmental issues. 2 (I, T) to step quickly sideways… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sidestep — side|step [ˈsaıdstep] v past tense and past participle sidestepped present participle sidestepping 1.) sidestep a problem/issue/question to avoid dealing with something difficult ▪ The report sidesteps the environmental issues. 2.) [I and T] to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• problem — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that causes difficulties ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, big, enormous, grave, great, huge, important, major, serious, significant …   Collocations dictionary

• sidestep — verb Sidestep is used with these nouns as the object: ↑problem …   Collocations dictionary

• sidestep — sidestepper, n. /suyd step /, v., sidestepped, sidestepping. v.i. 1. to step to one side. 2. to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like. v.t. 3. to avoid or dodge by stepping aside. 4. to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like) …   Universalium

• sidestep — side•step [[t]ˈsaɪdˌstɛp[/t]] v. stepped, step•ping 1) to step to one side 2) to evade or avoid a decision or problem 3) to dodge by stepping aside 4) to evade or avoid (a decision or problem) • Etymology: 1900–05, amer. side′step per, n …   From formal English to slang

• sidestep — [c]/ˈsaɪdstɛp / (say suydstep) verb (sidestepped, sidestepping) –verb (i) 1. to step to one side, as in avoidance. 2. to be evasive in reaching a decision, solving a problem, etc. 3. Skiing to climb a short hill by edging the skis into the slope… …  

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