JLPT N2Idioms

茶を濁す

Meaning
いい加減なことを言ってその場をごまかす
Explanation
「茶を濁す」 means to skillfully gloss over a situation by saying something vague or evasive. It is the opposite of c2 「話を整理してまとめる」 (organizing and summarizing the talk); the key point is avoiding an essential resolution and just getting by.
Original Japanese explanation

「茶を濁す」は、いい加減なことを言ったりしてその場をうまくごまかすことです。c2「話を整理してまとめる」とは逆で、本質的な解決を避けて場をやり過ごす点が要点です。

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