give someone the runaround
敷衍某人，拖延某人
口語·抱怨被敷衍或拖延
英文釋義
to avoid giving someone a direct answer or solution; to intentionally confuse or mislead someone in order to delay or frustrate them
例句
Every time I ask for a refund, they give me the runaround with excuses.
典故來源
20世紀初出現(xiàn)，源自“run around”意為繞圈子，比喻故意拖延或回避問題。