Usually means: Glide quickly, ignoring deeper issues.
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  1. skate over: Merriam-Webster
  2. skate over: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. skate over: Wiktionary
  5. skate over: Dictionary.com
  6. skate over: Rhymezone
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Definitions from Wiktionary (skate over)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To avoid addressing or tackling.
▸ verb:  (ice hockey) To defeat convincingly; trounce.

Similar:
slur over, gloss over, smooth over, skimp over, skate around, skate on, skate by, get around, skate, skip, more...

Opposite:
dwell on, focus on, emphasize, highlight, address

Phrases:
skate over around, more...

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Similar:
slur over, gloss over, smooth over, skimp over, skate around, skate on, skate by, get around, skate, skip, more...

Opposite:
dwell on, focus on, emphasize, highlight, address

Phrases:
skate over around, more...



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