beat about the bush
Example Sentences
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Xavi: "I won't beat about the bush, Pep. I have one question for you: do you count on me?"
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
Previously, prosecutor Kevin Dent QC told jurors that the defendants did not "beat about the bush" in the encrypted messages.
From BBC ● May 27, 2022
Some artists sure don’t beat about the bush and name the man.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2015
This is not a time to beat about the bush.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2010
“Not to beat about the bush, then, Laird, I’m just awfully gone on Fanny.”
From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Gordon Stables
