runaroundnoun
uk/ˈrʌn.ə.raʊnd/us/ˈrʌn.ə.raʊnd/give sb the runaround
to refuse to help someone, sending them to someone or somewhere else to get help:
I'm trying to get a new visa, but the embassy staff keep giving me the runaround.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preventing and impeding
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag on sb/sth idiom
- block sth out
- blot
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hold out on sb
- hold sb/sth back
- hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom
- holding pattern
- impede
- prevention
- prevention is better than cure idiom
- preventive
- prohibit
- pull
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