Usage of "beat around the bush"

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Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.

Ús de beat around the bush en anglès

Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan doesn't beat around the bush. 
 The Irish Times 

Answering the questions Why do I have to beat around the bush? 
 Wired 

These people aren't there to be superficial or beat around the bush. 
 Still alice 

Don't beat around the bush, Anna; is it money, or what? 
 'Way Down East / A Romance of New England Life 

The governor obviously felt this was no time to beat around the bush. 
 News.com.au 

Short head line means you think directly and don't beat around the bush. 
 Halo 

I've never been one to beat around the bush, he said. 
 Good girls don't 

And let's not beat around the bush here: these are touts. 
 The Irish Times 

Let's not beat around the bush when it comes to that. 
 The South African 

Or at least we tend to beat around the bush and avoid the situation. 
 The new yorker 

Armstrong greeted her, then said, Listen, I don't want to beat around the bush. 
 The cold room 

They are straightforward South Africans don't beat around the bush. 
 The South African 

Leave it to Tyler not to beat around the bush. 
 Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery) 

You don't have to beat around the bush with me. 
 The girl with the dragon tattoo 

We're not going to beat around the bush, South Africa needs jobs by the bucketload. 
 The South African 

So I'm not going to beat around the bush. 
 "Undo": A Novel 

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Significats de beat around the bush en anglès