Every time I ask her about the project progress, she gives me the runaround.

runaround 是名词，由动词短语 run around（四处跑动）合并而成，字面意思是"到处跑"，引申为"兜圈子、回避问题"的行为。give someone the runaround 是固定搭配，表示"故意回避问题、搪塞某人"。