Meaning of beat around the bush in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Verb

   beat around the bush

   Definitions

   1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

   Derived terms

   • equivocation
   • equivocator
   • evasion
   • evasiveness
   • fabrication
   • fibbing
   • hedger
   • liar
   • lie
   • lying
   • paltering
   • prevarication
   • prevaricator
   • tergiversation

Browse dictionary

• beat about
• beats per minute
• beats
• Beatrice Webb
• beat around the bush
• beat a retreat
• beat back
• beat down
• beat generation