What are some other ways to say "beat around the bush"?
?When I asked him what he would do with that, he didn't give me a direct answer. He just beat around the bush.
He just obfuscated. Clive
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He just hemmed and hawed.
He danced / pussyfooted around the issue.
He just evaded answering the question.
He sidestepped the issue.
He hedged his answer.