Associations to the word «Sidestep»

Wiktionary

SIDESTEP, noun. A step to the side.
SIDESTEP, noun. A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something.
SIDESTEP, verb. (intransitive) To step to the side.
SIDESTEP, verb. (transitive) To avoid or dodge.

Dictionary definition

SIDESTEP, noun. A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing).
SIDESTEP, verb. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn