EXPRESSIONS WITH CLOTHING: TO SKIRT AN ISSUE

Hello and happy Monday, everyone!

Are you ready for another fun week of English lessons? This week's theme is Expressions with Clothing.

Today we are looking at the idiom: TO SKIRT AN ISSUE / A PROBLEM. 

A SKIRT is a piece of clothing usually worn by women. (It's like a dress but without the top part.) But SKIRT is also a verb meaning "to go around (something) or to ignore or avoid dealing with something." The expression TO SKIRT AN ISSUE / A PROBLEM comes from this verb. 

Definition: To avoid discussing a subject or problem, usually because there are difficulties that you do not want to deal with.

Example 1: He skirted my questions about why he was late. I think he was with another girl. 

We also say TO SKIRT AROUND something. It has the same meaning. 

Example 2: I talked to my neighbour for a long time, but I kept skirting around the real issue: he's always taking my parking space! I need to confront him about this. 

Thanks for reading everyone. Have a great day!