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English
Etymology
From side + step.
Noun
sidestep (plural sidesteps)
- A step to the side.
- A physical motion or metaphorical act to avoid or dodge something.
Verb
sidestep (third-person singular simple present sidesteps, present participle sidestepping, simple past and past participle sidestepped)
- (intransitive) To step to the side.
2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1 - 2 St Johnstone”, in BBC Sport:Kilmarnock ought to have taken the lead on the stroke of half-time when Hefferman set up Kroca and, although the defender neatly sidestepped his marker, he fired straight into the chest of Enckelman.
- (transitive, figurative) To avoid or dodge.
They sidestepped the issue.
1960 November, “Talking of Trains: That engine change at Crewe”, in Trains Illustrated, page 641:It was noticeable that he sidestepped questions about continuation south of Crewe, on the grounds that he must await the report of Sir Ivan Stedeford's Advisory Group.
Translations
(figurative) to avoid or dodge
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