"go around the houses" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-go around the houses.ogg Forms: 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]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> around the houses}} go around the houses (third-person singular simple present goes around the houses, present participle going around the houses, simple past went around the houses, past participle gone around the houses)
  1. (idiomatic) Do something (especially talking) circuitously. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: beat around the bush, pussyfoot, prevaricate, ramble, waffle, go round the houses, go all around the houses, go all round the houses Related terms: go all around the Wrekin
    Sense id: en-go_around_the_houses-en-verb-3MDp0kin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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