闪烁其词
(閃爍其詞)to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
Example Sentences
面对警方关于关键案件事实的询问，他的回答言辞含糊、闪烁其词。
miàn duì jǐng fāng guān yú guān jiàn àn jiàn shì shí de xún wèn, tā de huí dá yán cí hán hú, shǎn shuò qí cí.
When asked by the police about the key facts of the case, his answers were vague and evasive.
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