- - Hid behind words
- - "sat on the fence"
- - acted evasively, being surrounded by bushes
- - was shifty and naturally guarded
- - Fenced with bushes
- - Wouldn't commit
- - Took no risks
- - Husband proceeded carefully, protected against loss
- - Avoided making a decision or giving a clear answer
- - Didn't give a definitive answer
- - Was noncommittal
- - Avoided commitment
- - Played it safe
- - Counterbalanced, as bets
- - Avoided an answer
- - Limited financial risk
- - Protected financially
- - Wasn't definite
- - Bet conservatively
- - Minimized risk
- - Didn't give a definite answer
- - Avoided committing oneself.
- - Played safe in betting.
- - Avoided a commitment
- - Bordered
- - Equivocated
- - Bet both ways
- - Protected, in a way
- - Stonewalled
- - was shifty
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