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1 beat about the bush
to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.يَلِفُّ وَيَدورُ حَوْلَ المَوْضوع -
2 bersilat lidah
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3 ходить вокруг да около
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > ходить вокруг да около
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4 подходить к делу издалека
beat about the bush словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > подходить к делу издалека
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5 подходить к делу осторожно
beat about the bush словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > подходить к делу осторожно
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6 andarse con rodeos
• beat about the bush• beat around the bush• start a hare• talk rapidly and noisily• talk round the subject -
7 andarse con floreos
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8 andarse por las ramas
• beat about the bush• beat around the bush• digress• start a hare• talk round• talk rubbish• wander off• wander on -
9 вертеться вокруг да около
приблизительно, примерно, около — in the neighbourhood of
приблизительно; около — in the neighbourhood of
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > вертеться вокруг да около
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10 הלך סחור סחור
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11 הסתובב מסביב לנושא
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12 הסתובב מסביב לנקודה
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13 הסתובב מסביב לעניין
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14 לא אמר כלום
beat about the bush, said nothing -
15 gå som katten om den varme grød
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16 bin dereden su getirmek
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17 lâfı çevirmek
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18 sözü dolandırmak
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19 врти околу
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20 chodit kolem horké kaše
См. также в других словарях:
beat about the bush — or[beat around the bush] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. * /He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush./ * /He beat about the bush for a half hour without coming… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat about the bush — or[beat around the bush] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. * /He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush./ * /He beat about the bush for a half hour without coming… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat\ about\ the\ bush — • beat about the bush • beat around the bush v. phr. slang To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush. He beat about the bush for a half hour without … Словарь американских идиом
beat about the bush — If someone doesn t say clearly what they mean and try to make it hard to understand, they are beating about (around) the bush … The small dictionary of idiomes
beat about the bush — ► beat about the bush discuss a matter without coming to the point. Main Entry: ↑beat … English terms dictionary
beat about the bush — phrasal also beat around the bush : to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse * * * beat about the bush see under ↑bush1 • • • Main Entry: ↑beat beat about the bush To prevaricate, avoid coming to the point • • • … Useful english dictionary
Beat about the Bush — Infobox Album | Name = Beat about the Bush Type = Album Artist = Show of Hands Released = 1994 Recorded = January 1994 at Wytherston Studios, West Dorset Genre = Folk Length = 55:20 Label = TWAH! records Twah105 (1994) Hands on Music HMCD08… … Wikipedia
To beat about the bush — Bush Bush (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To beat about the bush — Beat Beat, v. i. 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. [1913 Webster] The men of the city . . . beat at the door. Judges. xix. 22. [1913 Webster] 2. To move with pulsation or throbbing. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beat about the bush — beat about/around the bush to avoid talking about a difficult or embarrassing subject because you are worried about upsetting the person you are talking to. Don t beat around the bush. Just tell me where my brother is. (usually negative) There is … New idioms dictionary
beat about the bush — or beat around the bush phrasal to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse … New Collegiate Dictionary