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单词 skate over
释义

skate over


verb (intr, preposition)

to cross on or as if on skates
to avoid dealing with (a matter) fully

Words nearby skate over

skat, skate, skateboard, skateboarding, skatemobile, skate over, skatepark, skater, skate ski, skatole, skatoxyl
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Idioms and Phrases with skate over

skate over

Treat superficially or hurriedly, avoid mentioning, as in He concentrated on the main points of the contract and skated over the details. This idiom transfers the gliding motion of skating to dealing with something in a cursory way. [Mid-1900s]

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