BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH

Meaning of BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH in English

tell something in a round-about manner, talk around a subject without getting to the main point

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BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — or beat around the bush phrasal to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — phrasal also beat around the bush : to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — or beat around the bush : to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — or beat around the bush : to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — discuss a matter without coming to the point. → beat
Concise Oxford English vocab
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ( BrE ) ( NAmE beat around the ˈbush ) to talk about sth for a long time without coming …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — see bush
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — see bush
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — = beat around the bush {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question …
Slang English vocab
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — See ↑ AVOID 4
Longman Activator English vocab
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — v. phr. , slang To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. He …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками Tell me straight what you want without beating about …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками; tell me straight what you want without beating about …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками Tell me straight what you want without beating about …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около, подходить к делу издалека, подходить к делу осторожно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около, подходить к делу издалека, подходить к делу осторожно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками Tell me straight what you want without beating about …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками Tell me straight what you want without beating about the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками; tell me straight what you want without beating about …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками; tell me straight what you want without beating about …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — толочь воду в ступе, "переливать из пустого в порожнее", "ходить вокруг да около", "зубы заговаривать": На пресс-конференции президентов Буша и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; толочь воду в ступе, переливать из пустого в порожнее, зубы заговаривать; дурака валять
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — толочь воду в ступе, "переливать из пустого в порожнее", "ходить вокруг да около", "зубы заговаривать": На пресс-конференции президентов Буша и …
English Russian slang dictionary
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — v. phr. "толочь воду в ступе", "переливать из пустого в порожнее", "ходить вокруг да около", "зубы заговаривать": На пресс - …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH — ходить вокруг да около; подходить к делу осторожно, издалека; говорить обиняками Tell me straight what you want without beating about …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUSH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) butterfly bush Bush George Herbert Walker Bush George Walker Bush Vannevar
Английский словарь Британика
BUSH — I. ˈbu̇sh noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bush, busk, bosk; akin to Middle Dutch busch, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSH — (v. t.) To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
BUSH — ( v. t. ) To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSH
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEAT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSH — I. ˈbu̇sh noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German busc forest Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAT — I. ˈbēt verb ( beat ; beat·en ˈbē-t ə n ; or beat ; beat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English beten, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSH — noun the tail, or brush, of a fox. 2. bush ·vi to branch thickly in the manner of a bush. …
Webster English vocab
BEAT
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
BUSH — [bush] n, often attrib [ME; akin to OHG busc forest] (14c) 1 a: shrub; esp: a low densely branched shrub …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEAT — [beat] vb beat ; beat.en or beat ; beat.ing [ME beten, fr. OE beatan; akin to OHG bozan to beat] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEAT — Wave graphs illustrating how beat notes are produced by two different frequencies in physics, the pulsation caused by the combination …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUSH — bush, Bush BrE AmE bʊʃ ▷ bushed bʊʃt ▷ bushes, Bush's ˈbʊʃ ɪz -əz ▷ bushing ˈbʊʃ ɪŋ ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSH — bush /bʊʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: bos , bosc 'wood' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSH — n. 1 a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length. 2 a thing resembling this, esp. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUSH — n. 1 a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length. 2 a thing resembling this, esp. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEAT — v., n., & adj. v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUSH — 1. n.1 a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length. 2 a thing resembling this, esp. a …
Oxford English vocab
BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1. tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
BUSH — ( bushes) 1. A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bush league ▪ bush league reporting rose bushes ▪ rose bushes tangle of bushes/branches/vegetation etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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