fence with (someone)

In a conversation, to evade or avoid directly answering someone or something. Ever the sly spin doctor, the candidate was able to deftly fence with the journalist around questions of his dubious background.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cerridwen	-	Welsh
Anjali	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali
Zarah	-	Biblical
Tarik	-	Turkish
Filimena	-	Macedonian
Franklyn	['fræŋkliŋ]