Last Updated :2025/11/20

beat about the bush

Verb
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Japanese Meaning
核心を避け、遠回しに話す、直接的な表現を避ける
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私が紛失した報告書について尋ねると、彼は率直に答える代わりに言葉を濁し続けた。

present singular third-person

participle present

past

participle past

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beat about the bush

When I asked about the missing report, he continued to beat about the bush instead of giving a straight answer.

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When I asked about the missing report, he continued to beat about the bush instead of giving a straight answer.

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