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Why does your spouse beat around the bush when you ask him questions?
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∙ 11y ago
Because his lying
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What does the idiomatic expression 'beat around the bush ' mean?
Beat around the bush means to discuss something without coming to a point. Ex: Quit beating around the bush and just answer the question!
What do you mean beat crowd the bush?
I think you may mean "beat around the bush" - see the link below.
How do you know your bf likes you?
just ask. dont beat around the bush.
What does beating it around the bush mean?
It means you try to avoid talking about or telling someone something directly. You might beat around the bush when trying to tell someone you love them.
When was Beat about the Bush created?
Beat about the Bush was created in 1994-01.
What does do not go around the bush mean?
It means "do not go around the bush" -- perhaps you are thinking about "don't beat around the bush," which is an idiom meaning "stop talking about everything except what we need to be talking about and get down to the proper subject." The image is of someone beating the ground around a bush when they are trying to hit a bird that is inside of the bush.
How can you use the word straightforward in a sentence?
Don't beat around the bush, give me a straightforward answer.
What is the history of the idiom beating around the bush?
It's a hunting term. If the animal you're hunting is in a bush, you beat at the branches to flush the animal out into the open so you can catch it. If you beat AROUND the bush, you're making a lot of noise and pretending to work hard, but not actually doing anything effective.
How did the idiom beating around the bush come to be in the English language today?
Hunters beat around the bush when they want to drive their prey out of cover. They don't jump into the bush (because of its thickness and brambles), but they work around it. So "beating around the bush" was taken as a metaphor for speaking indirectly and not getting to the subject itself.
What is the meaning of the idiom of let's beat up the bush?
Er ... I think you heard them wrong. That's not an idiom, it's a suggestion that you attack a bush.Perhaps you are thinking of "don't beat around the bush," which means to get to the point.
How do you tell your boyfriend what he did was wrong?
"What you did was wrong." You shouldn't be afraid or beat around the bush with them. Be straight forward.
How do you use Beat around the bush?
You use it to mean "stop wasting time and get to the point." If someone is talking about everything except what they need to be talking about, you'd tell them, "Stop beating around the bush."
