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slur over

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Verb1.slur over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
gloss over, skate over, skimp over, smooth over
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
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? slur over
vi +prep obj → hinweggehen über (+acc)


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Their stiff wise men: I call them wise, not stiff--thus did I learn to slur over words.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
You slur over work of the utmost finesse and delicacy, in order to dwell upon sensational details which may excite, but cannot possibly instruct, the reader.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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