Usage of "roundabout way"

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A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

Uso de roundabout way em inglês

Which was precisely his point, he supposed, in a long, roundabout way. 
 Indecent suggestion 

MPs laughed as Cameron replied: You could say, in a roundabout way. 
 The Guardian 

In a roundabout way I met the fellow who had the papers. 
 Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club 

Is this a roundabout way of asking me if we slept together? 
 The burglar who painted like mondrian 

Dredging meat cubes in flour is another roundabout way of thickening stew. 
 The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library 

It ventures by the roundabout way, and listens to the low voice. 
 No Thoroughfare 

In a roundabout way I suppose it amounted to the same thing. 
 Two for the dough 

Nally seems to accept this is the case, albeit in a roundabout way. 
 The Guardian 

In a roundabout way, Inter might once again have had Barcelona to thank. 
 The Guardian 

We took a roundabout way to get back to the house. 
 Explosive 

He took a roundabout way to the target as a matter of habit. 
 Shadow's son 

In a roundabout way, perhaps John had something to do with Paddy's dismissal. 
 Independent.ie 

Rae Feather came a roundabout way to the world of fashion and accessories. 
 The Irish Times 

We can easily approach the wall in a roundabout way without being seen. 
 The Adventures of Kathlyn 

So Flash has made it to the iOS platform in a roundabout way. 
 Wired 

His mother began in a roundabout way which threatened long detention. 
 Born in Exile 

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Translations for roundabout way

português

catalão

espanhol

Roundabout way ao longo do tempo

Roundabout way nas variantes da língua

Reino Unido

Comum

Significados de roundabout way em inglês