fudge the issue: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To address a specific problem or present an answer in a way that avoids, obscures, or fails to confront the broader or underlying issue.
Examples
BetaInstead of addressing the real problem, the politician fudged the issue with vague promises.
Instead of addressing the real problem, the politician avoided the issue with vague promises.
She tried to fudge the issue by changing the subject whenever the budget cuts were mentioned.
She tried to avoid the issue by changing the subject whenever the budget cuts were mentioned.
The report fudged the issue by focusing on minor details instead of the main cause of failure.
The report obscured the issue by focusing on minor details instead of the main cause of failure.
Examples:
- EN: In some ways, these arguments fudge the issue.HI: एक तरह से बेवजह इस मामले को गरमाने लगे हैं।
- EN: Don't fudge the issue so as to make someone commit on false pretences.HI: खबर नही करुं अपनी जो कोई भगती करे कपट से
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