twist around

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to distort someone's words or an idea in order to mislead

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   twist something around / twist around something

   Usage: A noun object may follow around or come between the verb and particle. Put a personal pronoun between them: twist it around.

   The spokesman tried to twist around her words to make her sound supportive.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The spokesman tried to twist around her words to make her sound supportive.

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