BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH

Meaning of BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH in English

or beat around the bush phrasal to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

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 — tell something in a round-about manner, talk around a subject without getting to the main point
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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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