"andar con ambages" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: ando con ambages [first-person, present, singular], anduve con ambages [first-person, preterite, singular], andado con ambages [participle, past]
Head templates: {{es-verb}} andar con ambages (first-person singular present ando con ambages, first-person singular preterite anduve con ambages, past participle andado con ambages)
  1. (idiomatic) to beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: andarse con rodeos
    Sense id: en-andar_con_ambages-es-verb-NPbW7uk9 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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