This blog is dedicated to my former and present students. It is also for anyone interested in becoming better at English. I hope everyone here will enjoy learning these little parts of the English language and use it them in the future!
Beating around the bush
Meaning: To speak indirectly in order to avoid problems.
Example:- Mary: Hey, tell me who took my book!!!"
- Shelly: Ok...it was...a tall man, with black hair, brown eyes, glasses...
- Mary: Stop beating around the bush and tell me already!
- Shelly: Ok, ok...it was Jimmy!!!
Origin: This term probably comes from the practice of beating (or hitting) bushes to scare animals out of hiding.
This is what a bush looks like:
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