"beat around the bush" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \biːt əˈɹaʊnd ðə bʊʃ\ Audio: En-au-beat around the bush.ogg Forms: to beat around the bush [infinitive], beats around the bush [present, third-person, singular], beat around the bush ou beaten around the bush [participle, past], beating around the bush [participle, present]
  1. Tourner autour du pot. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-beat_around_the_bush-en-verb-KIKK2HxZ
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Related terms: beat about the bush

Inflected forms

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      "word": "get to the point"
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    "Composé de beat (« battre »), around (« autour ») et bush (« buisson »)."
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