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beat about the bush |
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beat about/around the bush to avoid talking about a difficult or embarrassing subject because you are worried about upsetting the person you are talking to (usually negative) Don't beat around the bush. Just tell me where my brother is. There is no point in beating about the bush. I'm leaving you. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Not to beat about the bush (for the advantages of the scheme would take a week to tell) what's to prevent your marrying her? Coulson," he said, "we need not beat about the bush. |
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