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skate around

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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.
See also: around, skate

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.
See also: around, skate
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Nothing is more romantic than a skate around the outdoor rink during a frosty winter night or around the roller rink with the lights turned low.
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Skate around the store a little and make sure that the board you like is a good fit for you.
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I bet that some high-profile bishops will skate around their own Faithful Citizenship document--written to help Catholics decide how to vote--and all but endorse the Republican ticket based on speculation by Democrats about the beginnings of life and their positions on the legality, not the morality, of abortion.
Not just about 'Roe' by Pasinski, David E. / Commonweal
 
 
 
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