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Beat around the bush

//ˈbiːt əˌɹaʊ̯nd ðə bʊʃ//

Synonyms for "beat around the bush" (51 found)

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Informal (8)

Noun, verb, slang(5 words)

shift fence swerve shrink quibble

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

General use (43)

Adj, verb(2 words)

obscure put off

Noun, verb(9 words)

shuffle recoil boggle bicker sidestep cavil pussyfoot split hairs periphrase

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Verb(17 words)

pull back evade beat about step aside ward off mystify equivocate pull away tergiversate prevaricate palter hem and haw nitpick beg the question shift off shy away circumlocute

sheer off shy off evade the issue around the bush pick nits about the bush beat around go round about

Adj, noun(1 words)

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