get the runaround

To receive unclear, misleading, incomplete, or evasive information, especially in a response to a question or request. I always get the runaround when I call the telephone company to explain all these extra charges. The reporter tried to get a clear answer from the senator regarding her stance on immigration, but he just got the runaround.

get the runaround

Be treated evasively or misleadingly, especially in response to a request. For example, Every time I ask about next year's plans I get the runaround. The related expression give the runaround means "to treat evasively or misleadingly," as in He gives her the runaround whenever she asks for time off. [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Constans	-	Late Roman
OĽGa	-	Slovak
Safiyyah	-	Arabic
Honoka	ho-no-kah	Japanese
Baldric	BAWLD-rik	English (Archaic)
Marcelo	mahr-THE-lo (Spanish), mahr-SE-lo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese