[英文成語] GIVE THE RUNAROUND. - 如何處理迴避答案嘅情況
Give the runaround.
/ɡɪv ðə ˈrʌnəˌraʊnd/
迴避
當你問一個好直接嘅問題，但俾人以圈圈叉叉嘅答案迴避時，就算係經歷「Give the runaround」。呢個成語源自於運動場上嘅奔跑，指某人故意轉圈子令追捕者追唔到。延伸出來，喺社交同工作場合尤其常見。例如，如果你追問客戶關於合約嘅細節，佢地如果不斷說些無關緊要或者模糊嘅回答，係在「Give the runaround」。呢種方式可以係出於迴避責任、隱藏真相或者純粹唔想喺某事上花時間。要應對「Give the runaround」，最好係保持耐性，清楚且堅持你要嘅信息或行動，有時可能需要直接表達不滿或考慮更直接嘅溝通方式。記住，了解何時你被「Give the runaround」可以幫助你更有效嘅處理交流障礙，爭取到有建設性及實際嘅對話。
例句
They always give you the runaround when you try to call customer service.
你打去客戶服務佢哋次次都敷衍你。
I hate calling that office; they give me the runaround every time.
我真係唔鍾意打去嗰間公司，佢哋次次都敷衍我。
Trying to get a straight answer from them is like pulling teeth; it's all just a runaround.
想喺佢哋嗰度攞個直白答案，好似拔牙咁難；全部都係敷衍。