Might mean (unverified): Avoid addressing the problem directly.
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▸ verb:  (idiomatic) Adopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.

Similar:
fudge, work around, make shift, get away with, fudgel, frig, fiddle with, move the goalposts, toe-dance, go over someone's head, more...

Opposite:
be straightforward, be honest, be direct, be candid, be transparent

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Similar:
fudge, work around, make shift, get away with, fudgel, frig, fiddle with, move the goalposts, toe-dance, go over someone's head, more...

Opposite:
be straightforward, be honest, be direct, be candid, be transparent



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