beat about the bush in Anglais

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    "Composé de beat (« battre »), about (« autour ») et bush (« buisson »)."
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    {
      "form": "to beat about the bush",
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        "\\biːt əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
      ],
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        "\\biːtən əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
      ],
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "beating about the bush",
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        "\\biːtiŋ əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
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        "present"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Tourner autour du pot."
      ],
      "id": "fr-beat_about_the_bush-en-verb-KIKK2HxZ",
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      "ipa": "\\biːt əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beat about the bush"
}

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    "Compositions en anglais",
    "Expressions en anglais",
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    "Composé de beat (« battre »), about (« autour ») et bush (« buisson »)."
  ],
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    {
      "form": "to beat about the bush",
      "ipas": [
        "\\biːt əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beats about the bush",
      "ipas": [
        "\\biːts əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
      ],
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        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "beat about the bush ou beaten about the bush",
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        "\\biːt əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\",
        "\\biːtən əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
      ],
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      "form": "beat around the bush"
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  "pos_title": "Locution verbale",
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    {
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        "Tourner autour du pot."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\biːt əˈbɑʊt ðə bʊʃ\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beat about the bush"
}

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"beat about the bush" meaning in Anglais

Verb

Inflected forms