give someone the runaround

US /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn ðə ˈrʌnəˌraʊnd/
UK /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌwʌn ðə ˈrʌnəˌraʊnd/
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敷衍, 推諉

to intentionally give someone unhelpful or confusing information, or to send them to many different people or places, in order to avoid helping them

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I've been trying to get a refund for weeks, but they keep giving me the runaround.
我幾週來一直想退款,但他們總是敷衍我
The customer service representative just gave me the runaround when I asked about my order status.
當我詢問訂單狀態時,客服代表只是敷衍我