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Translate beat around the bush from English to Dutch

Summary

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beat around the bush:
- Wiktionary:
  beat around the bush → om de hete brei dansen, rond de pot draaien
- Synonyms for "beat around the bush":
  equivocate; tergiversate; prevaricate; palter; misinform; mislead

English

Detailed Translations for beat around the bush from English to Dutch

beat around the bush: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

Beat: Beat
beat: slaan; een klap geven
around: rondom; omheen; ongeveer; circa; omstreeks; ruwweg; plusminus; pakweg; buitenom
the: het; de
bush: oerwoud; jungle; rimboe; struiken; struikgewas; struweel; kreupelhout; kreupelbos

beat around the bush:

Translation Matrix for beat around the bush:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	equivocate; palter; prevaricate; tergiversate

Synonyms for "beat around the bush":

equivocate; tergiversate; prevaricate; palter; misinform; mislead

Related Definitions for "beat around the bush":

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information¹

Wiktionary Translations for beat around the bush:

beat around the bush

verb

to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant
- beat around the bush → om de hete brei dansen; rond de pot draaien
to treat a topic but omit its main points
- beat around the bush → om de hete brei dansen; rond de pot draaien

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