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Phrase(s): skate around someone or something
1. to skate to one side or the other of someone or something. • Somehow I managed to skate around the child without knocking her down. • I skated around the tree limb and avoided an accident. 2. to circle someone or something while skating. • The children skated around their instructor until she was satisfied with their form. • We skated around the post in a circle., Phrase(s): skate around
to skate here and there in no particular direction. • Let’s go over to the pond and skate around. • We will skate around for a while until we get too cold.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs