go around Robin Hood's barn

To take a long, indirect route. A: "What took you guys so long to get here?" B: "Well, rather than just going through town, our esteemed driver went around Robin Hood's barn instead!"

See also: around, barn, robin

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go ahead with (something)
Go ahead, make my day
go all out
go all out for something
go all round the houses
go all the way
go along
go along for the ride
go along to get along
go along with
go amok
go amuck
go and
go and (do something)
go and chase yourself
go and chase yourself!
go and do something
go ape
go ape over someone/something
go apeshit
go apeshit over someone/something
go around
go around and around
go around doing
go around in circles
go around Robin Hood's barn
go arse over tit
go as
go as far as to (do something)
go as/so far as to do something
go astray
go at
go at (someone)
go at (someone) hammer and tongs
go at (something)
go at each other tooth and nail
go at it
go at it hammer and tongs
go at like a boy killing snakes
go at one another tooth and nail
go away
go away empty-handed
go away with
Go away!
go AWOL
go back
go back a long way
go back on
go back on (one's) word
go back on (something)
go back on word
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go and do something
Go and Make Disciples
Go And See For Yourself
go apart
go ape
go ape
go ape
go ape
go ape
go ape
go ape over someone/something
go apeshit
go apeshit
go apeshit
go apeshit
go apeshit
go apeshit
go apeshit over someone/something
go arm in arm
Go Army - Beat Navy
go around
go around
go around
go around
go around
go around
go around
go around and around
go around doing
go around in circles
go around Robin Hood's barn
go around Robin Hood’s barn
go around the houses
go around with
go around with
go around with
go around with
go around with
go around with someone or something
go arse over tit
go as
go as far as
go as far as to
go as far as to (do something)
go as far as to do
go as far as to do something
go as red as a beet
go as red as a beetroot
Go As You Please
Go As You Please
go as/so far as to do something
go astray
go astray
go at
go at
go at
go at
go at
go at (someone)
go at (someone) hammer and tongs
go at (something)
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