beat around the bush
draw a veil over
change the subject
tiptoe around
push past
put someone on ice
noli me tangere
wait
hit a snag
interpose
keep one's head down
guard one's tongue
punt
champ at the bit
chomp at the bit
kibitz
bite one's lip
respite
bite one's tongue
hold one's tongue
face up
hairsplitting
go off halfcocked
split hairs
potter
absently
work through
mince words
abstractedly
inattentively
keep on
hem and haw
absentmindedly
relax
chat shit
bite the biscuit
slowball
spare someone the details
catch someone napping
talk over
boggle
lose the thread
go off half-cocked
unseasonableness
natter
close the book on
procrastinate
pry
play the something card
chip in
prise
untimeliness
tread carefully
talk
kick the can down the road
joke
rake over the coals
jazz
chat
brain fart
aversive
crosstalk
temporize
bepommel
diplomatic
wade in
put off
bandy about
nod
chit-chat
shy
give someone the runaround
talk like a book
laugh away
twaddle
drop
tarradiddle
bang away
hang tight
humbug
bilgewater
shy away from
tosh
spitballer
put aside
taradiddle
tommyrot
kick up dust
boloney
drool
baloney
time out
bosh
keep mum
make a federal case out of something
you've got to laugh
get around
bypass

English words for 'To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.'

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