beat around the bush
/ˌbiːt əˌraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ/
to avoid getting to the point; speak evasively
beat around the bush in a sentence
“Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.”
Origin of beat around the bush
From medieval hunting practice of beating bushes to flush out game birds
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