go round the houses

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go (all) round the houses (British)

to waste time saying a lot of things that are not important before you get to the subject you want to talk about There's no need to go all round the houses, just tell me straight out what's wrong.

See also: house, round

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I don't like him running so quickly again after a race where he had to go round the houses to finish second. Dereks 'nicely in after a stop-start time' by The Racing Post (London, England) It is now nearly five months since the one way restrictions were put in place and residents have had to go round the houses to access their properties. Wall repairs to end road saga by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) People go round the houses talking about my complaints over the training pitches and so on, which were valid. FOOTBALL: Keane still bitter over McCarthy bust-up by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			go on to a better land go on tour go on with go one better go out in search of go out of business go out of fashion go out of service go out of way go out of way to go out on a limb go out the window go over big go over head go over like a lead balloon go over with a bang go over with a fine-tooth comb go overboard go past go pear-shaped Go piss up a rope! go places go postal go public go round in circles go round the houses go scot-free go separate ways go sky-high go so far as to go so far as to say go sour go south go spare go stag go straight go the distance go the extra mile go the limit go the way of all flesh go the way of the dodo go the whole hog go the whole nine yards go through go through channels go through fire and water go through hell go through hoops go through like a dose of salts go through the changes go through the mill			go postal go postal Go Pound Sand Go Pound Sand Up Your Ass go private go private go private go private go private go public go public go public go public go public go public with go public with go public with go public with Go raibh maith agat Go Rhino Spring Step Go Right Ahead go root go round go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round the bend go round the houses go scot-free go separate ways go separate ways go separate ways go separate ways Go Server Client Protocol go shares go shares go shares go shares Go short Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons go sky-high Go slow go so far as go so far as go so far as go so far as to go so far as to say go sour go sour go sour go sour go sour go south go south go spare Go Sports Racing Association go stag go steady

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