beat around the bush in Inglês

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Synonyms: run around the bush, be beating around the bush, resort to beating around the bush, speak, beating around the bush, go straight to the point, tergiversate [Show more ▼] [Hide more ▲]

Categories (other): !Entrada (Inglês)

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beat around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "run around the bush"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "!Entrada (Inglês)",
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      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglês",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Expressão",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fazer rodeios; usar de rodeios, recorrer a rodeios; não ir direto ao assunto, falar com rodeios, estar com rodeios, andar de rodeios, tergiversar: dizer indiretamente o que se deseja, perdendo tempo entrando em detalhes, sem ir direto ao ponto"
      ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "run around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "be beating around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "resort to beating around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "speak"
    },
    {
      "word": "beating around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "go straight to the point"
    },
    {
      "word": "tergiversate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beat around the bush"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beat around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "run around the bush"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "!Entrada (Inglês)"
  ],
  "lang": "Inglês",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Expressão",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fazer rodeios; usar de rodeios, recorrer a rodeios; não ir direto ao assunto, falar com rodeios, estar com rodeios, andar de rodeios, tergiversar: dizer indiretamente o que se deseja, perdendo tempo entrando em detalhes, sem ir direto ao ponto"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "run around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "be beating around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "resort to beating around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "speak"
    },
    {
      "word": "beating around the bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "go straight to the point"
    },
    {
      "word": "tergiversate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beat around the bush"
}

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"beat around the bush" meaning in Inglês

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