From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody the runaroundgive somebody the runaroundinformalAVOID to deliberately avoid giving someone a definite answer, especially when they are asking you to do something Every time we ask the landlord about fixing the roof, he gives us the runaround. → runaround
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give somebody the runaround• I called the insurance company about this claim, but they kept giving me the runaround. 