Beat Around The Bush
- Beat Around The Bush
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still commonly used among younger generations, particularly in informal conversations and social media, often in a humorous or ironic way.
- Literal Meaning: To beat around a bush literally means to hit or thrash around a bush, rather than confronting the issue directly.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To avoid talking directly or plainly about a subject, often because it is uncomfortable or difficult.
- Stop beating around the bush and tell me what's really going on.
- He's been beating around the bush for weeks, but I finally got him to admit the truth.
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