stall; fob off; dodge
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to deal with perfunctorily; to stall; to fob off; to evade responsibility
Often used with 过去 to indicate brushing something aside. Implies an insincere or evasive attitude toward questions, duties, or responsibilities.
Yòng用
jǐ几
jù句
huà话
táng搪
sè塞
guò过
qù去
。
He brushed it off with a few sentences.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zhǎo找
jiè借
kǒu口
táng搪
sè塞
zé责
rèn任
。
He always finds excuses to shirk his responsibilities.
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Nǐ你
bié别
xiǎng想
yòng用
yī一
gè个
lǐ理
yóu由
táng搪
sè塞
wǒ我
。
Don't think you can fob me off with just one excuse.