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Beat around the bush
/bit
ərˈaʊnd
ðə
bʊʃ/
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Beat around the bush
verb
1.
Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
Synonyms:
equivocate
,
palter
,
prevaricate
,
tergiversate
.
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