give the runaround

give somebody the runaround

(informal)

to act in a way which makes it difficult for someone to do something, for example by refusing to tell them things they need to know I'm trying to get a visa, but the embassy staff keep giving me the runaround. (informal)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paulina	pow-LEE-nah (Spanish, Polish), paw-LEEN-ə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman
Ural	-	Bashkir
Gerben	KHER-bən	Dutch
Rainer	RIE-ner (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Loreta	-	Italian
Clemence	KLEM-ənts	English