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Beat Bush Coming Iap 09 Avoid Directly Point Beating

Id IAP_09
Idiom To beat around the bush
Meaning To avoid coming directly to the point
Example He keeps beating around the bush!
Explanation

Suppose you are a hunter of small animals. One runs into the bushes. To get it out, you should beat on the bush with a stick. But you don't actually do that. You beat all around the bush but not right on it.

If you talk all around a subject without ever coming to the point, you're "beating around the bush."

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