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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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