go around the houses

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) Do something (especially talking) circuitously.

Japanese Meaning

遠回しに話す / 回りくどい言い回しをする

She tends to go around the houses when asked a simple question, so conversations with her can take forever.

彼女は単純な質問をされると遠回しに話す傾向があるので、彼女との会話はいつまでも終わらないことがある。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Do something (especially talking) circuitously.

goes around the houses

（ present singular third-person ）

going around the houses

（ participle present ）

went around the houses

（ past ）

gone around the houses

（ participle past ）