beat about/around the bush

DELAYto avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or unpleasant 〔说话〕转弯抹角，旁敲侧击

Don’t beat around the bush. Ask for your account to be paid, and paid quickly.

别转弯抹角的，就跟人明说拿钱来把账结了，马上结掉。

Examples from the Corpus

beat about/around the bush• Don't beat about the bush.• Eliot did not beat about the bush.• I am not a person to beat about the bush.• I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush.• Let us stop beating about the bush.• She winced at their infelicities, at the clumsy way they beat about the bush.• No need to beat about the bush sweetie.

→ beat about/around the bush at beat1(2)

词汇	beat about/around the bush
释义	beat about/around the bush beat about/around the bush DELAYto avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or unpleasant 〔说话〕转弯抹角，旁敲侧击 Don’t beat around the bush. Ask for your account to be paid, and paid quickly. 别转弯抹角的，就跟人明说拿钱来把账结了，马上结掉。 Examples from the Corpus beat about/around the bush• Don't beat about the bush.• Eliot did not beat about the bush.• I am not a person to beat about the bush.• I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush.• Let us stop beating about the bush.• She winced at their infelicities, at the clumsy way they beat about the bush.• No need to beat about the bush sweetie. → beat about/around the bush at beat1(2)
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