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Meaning of skate around | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Synonym of skate over.
  2. To be involved in various regions or parts of.
    idiomatic
  3. To avoid a barrier or potential problem.
    idiomatic

Examples

“She'd skated around the social circle for years.”
“He skated around the police during his time as a drug dealer.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

skate by skate on skate on thin ice skate one's lane skate over skateboard

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