beat around the bush(to treat a topic but omit its main points) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ]
prevaricate [prevaricated, prevaricating, prevaricates](shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) verb [UK: prɪ.ˈvæ.rɪk.eɪt] [US: prɪ.ˈvæ.rɪk.eɪt]