around the bush

Don't beat around the bush. Tell me exactly what you think is wrong with my work.

Don't beat around the bush! Tell me how much you want?

Bridget sassed. She wanted to sound upbeat and optimistic, but there was no sense beating around the bush.

I am not the kind of person who likes to beat around the bush, so I am going to tell you why I don't like this plan.

Our boss beats around the bush so much that no one in the office knows exactly what he wants us to do.

If you don't beat around the bush, you say what you want to say clearly and directly, without avoiding its unpleasant aspects.

Eg. He beat around the bush for a half hour without coming to the point.

When he talks, he seems to beat around the bush.

Don't beat around the bush. Ask for your account to be paid, and paid quickly.

Without beating around the bush, she broke up with him.

I wish you would say what he really means and not always beat around the bush.

They'll beat around the bush before they tell you exactly. -I love doctors. I just broke up with one.

And they can't seem to tell us any specifics, they stick with vague answers, often "beating around the bush" .

Eg. He would not answer yes or no, but beat around the bush.

Get to the point and don't try to cushion the blow or beat around the bush.

He is always beating around the bush when he talks.

These "Ivory Tower" observations speckled with Chinese government quotes largely beat around the bush rather than advocate for real change.

You don't have to bear around the bush. Just tell me what the problem is so I can fit it for you.

I'm sick and tired of beating around the bush with them. I've decided to set my cards on the table.

Do not beat around the bush ! Better get your story straight .

And if that's why you came out here to wait for me, why didn't you say so without beating around the bush?

He spent about one hour beating around the bush in the meeting. I don't like it. I prefer talking directly.

Never one to beat around the bush , Garment opened the conversation by raising a question unlikely to receive an objective answer.

Sometimes, when you have to tell someone some bad news, you had better to beat around the bush.

I hope that you could tell me what your opinion is directly but beat around the bush.

Let's stop beating around the bush: does being creative help you become a master-criminal?

Tell the truth. Quit beating around the bush.

Zina: Vince. We're both busy, so I'm not going to beat around the bush . I need a raise.

A: Okay. Tell me exactly what Joe said. Don't beat around the bush. Give it to me straight.

Stop beating around the bush, and tell me what you want.

Stop beating around the bush and talk to me. What's the problem.

There is no sense beating around the bush in legal letter writing.

Don't beat around the bush, tell us the truth.

beating around the bush and tell me what you want.

Anna, please quit beating around the bush. There's somebody else, isn't there?

Quit beating around the bush! If you don't want to go with me, just tell me!

I prefer someone who's direct, beating around the bush only wastes my time.

Don't beat around the bush if you've got something to say, just tell it as it is.

Eg. You don't have to beat around the bush. Just tell me what the problem is so I can fix it.

Stop beating around the bush. Where in the movie will our logo appear?

Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you did last night.

We haven't talked about it directly; we've been beating around the bush.

Please have him answer my questions directly and not beat around the bush.

I wish you would stop beating around the bush and tell me what he really thinks.

We're both busy, so I'm not going to beat around the bush.

Stop beating around the bush and answer my question.

You didn't want to answer yes or no instead of beating around the bush. Stop it and come straight to the point!

I decided not to beat around the bush.

To be frank, what do you want ? Don't beat around the bush.

But beating around the bush has its downside too.

Stop beating around the bush. Tell me the truth.

Let us be frank and don't beat around the bush.

Just what? Stopbeating around the bush. Tell me what you want to know.

Don't beat around the bush. Just tell us what happened.

As a result, many think of the past, sad, happy, and beating around the bush problem for.

Shoot from the hip and stop beating around the bush.

Would you mind stop beating around the bush?

Ha! It's not like you've ever been one to beat around the bush.

Iris: Well, don't beat around the bush. What's going on?

Don't beat around the bush! Tell me what exactly you want.

Don't beat around the bush. What's your question?

Stop beating around the bush. What's he done?

Are we "beating around the bush" here?

Stop beating around the bush, and say it!

Tell me the truth; don't beat around the bush.

Don't beat around the bush. Tell me the truth.

Stop beating around the bush! Say it!

You can get your point across if you don't beat around the bush.

Eg. Let's be frank and don't beat around the bush.

VP: I think it's time we stop beating around the bush, gentlemen, and go after the damn bush!

You won a lottery? Don't beat around the bush, just tell me, please.

Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened!

This dog came around the bush.

Dont beat around the bush.

A: Don't beat around the bush! Tell me exactly what Jack said.

Look! Stop beating around the bush and give me your decision now.

Don't beat around the bush , tell me the news!

Stop beating around the bush and tell me who won.

Don't beat around the bush. Tell me, Smith.

Pretend modesty often is nonsense, sometimes just is the beat around the bush boast

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