Как по Английски будет 拐弯抹角

noun

A road junction at which traffic moves in one direction round a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it.

Примеры использования:

Turn right at the next roundabout

adjective

Not following a short direct route; circuitous.

Примеры использования:

We need to take a roundabout route to throw off any pursuit

idiom

Approximately

Примеры использования:

We'll be at your house at round about nine o'clock, okay?

verb

Beat with a cudgel.

Примеры использования:

They would lie in wait and cudgel her to death

noun

A short, thick stick used as a weapon.

Примеры использования:

The notion that peace demonstrators had arrived at a demonstration tooled-up with cudgels and sword…

Present participle of cudgel

To talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important

Примеры использования:

Quit beating around the bush and say what’s on your mind.

phrase

Discuss a matter without coming to the point.

Примеры использования:

He never beat about the bush when something was annoying him

idiom

To talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important

Примеры использования:

Quit beating around the bush and say what’s on your mind.