"give someone the runaround" 这个短语的字面意思是 “让某人跑来跑去”，它实际所表达的意思是 “不愿意帮忙，打发人，搪塞人”。

【例句】
When I called the bank to ask for a loan, they just gave me the runaround.
我去银行贷款，他们却只是敷衍搪塞我。

She went to the hospital to get the results of her test, but she just got the runaround. Now she's going to make a formal complaint.
她去医院取检查结果，却被他们搪塞。现在她要去正式投诉了。