English Language Tip: Beat around the bush.

This is an expression

, not normally used literally.

If someone beats around the bush, they avoid talking about what is important. There is a difficult conversation and they are afraid to talk about the significant part of it.

"He went to ask his father to give him a job, but he beat around the bush for an hour before he actually asked."

"Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!"

"I won't beat around the bush any more, I want to break up with you."

When you have something difficult to say, do you sometimes beat around the bush? Tell me with a message or comment!