BEAT AROUND THE BUSH

Meaning of BEAT AROUND THE BUSH in English

phrasal see: beat about the bush

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

BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — phrasal see beat about the bush
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — speak indirectly, avoid directly discussing the issue, talk in a roundabout way without addressing the problem
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — see beat about the bush
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — ➡ beat about the bush
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — Synonyms and related words : about the bush, around the bush, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, boggle, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. * /He …
Slang English vocab
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — See: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH. {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question …
Словарь английских идиом
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — speak indirectly or evasively Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.
English Idioms vocab
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH — talk without telling the main point Politicians often beat around the bush. They talk a lot but say little.
English Idioms vocabulary
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
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
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
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
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
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
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
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Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
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
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
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
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
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
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
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
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
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
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
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
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAT — (MOVEMENT) [verb] [past simple] beat, [past participle] beaten or beat - to (cause to) make a regular movement or soundAlthough …
Cambridge English vocab
BUSH — n. butterfly bush Bush George Herbert Walker Bush George Walker Bush Vannevar
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEAT — n. 25B6; verb they were beaten with truncheons : HIT, strike, batter, thump, bang, hammer, punch, knock, thrash, pound, pummel, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUSH — I . George Bush (1924– ) the 41st US President (1989–93) and a member of the Republican Party . He …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BEAT — v. 1 strike, pound, bash, smite, batter, pummel or pommel, belabour, pelt, clout, thrash, give (someone) a thrashing or beating, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
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