sidestep
A step to the sideA step to the side.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 sensesA step to the side.
a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
A physical motion or metaphorical act to avoid or dodge something.
Examples
15 sentencesTom sidestepped the question.
deTom umging die Frage. — wolfgangth
I managed to sidestep every pitfall.
She sidestepped the opponent with the ball.
He attempted to sidestep a conflict with his chief.
deEr versuchte, eine Konfrontation mit seinem Vorgesetzten zu vermeiden. — xtofu80
I sidestepped the patch of ice on the sidewalk.
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