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1 without beating around the bush
Политика: не мудрствуя лукавоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > without beating around the bush
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2 beat about the bush
(beat about (амер. around) the bush (тж. редк. go round and round the mulberry bush))ходить вокруг да около, говорить обиняками; церемониться [происходит от детской игры mulberry bush; см. mulberry bush]You know why you're here, of course, so we needn't beat about the bush. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part 4, ch. V) — Вы, конечно, знаете, зачем мы вас пригласили, а потому перейдем прямо к делу.
And then, without beating around the bush he said, ‘How much is there for me?’ (W. Du Bois, ‘Mansart Builds a School’, ch. XII) — И тогда он спросил прямо, без обиняков: "Сколько я за это получу?"
‘Round and round the mulberry bush,’ said Bond when Ann Shapland had gone. ‘Same thing over and over again!’ (A. Christie, ‘Cat Among The Pigeons’, ch. 10) — - Топчемся на одном месте, - сказал Бонд, когда Энн Шапленд вышла из комнаты. - Все они твердят одно и то же.
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3 без обиняков
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > без обиняков
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4 обиняки
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beat around the bush — verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information • Syn: ↑equivocate, ↑tergiversate, ↑prevaricate, ↑palter • Derivationally related forms: ↑paltering (for: ↑palter), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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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
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