beat around the bush
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طفره رفتن،به اصل مطلب نرسیدن،دور زدن
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
طفره نرو، بگو چی شده.
I hate when people beat around the bush — just be direct.
از اینکه آدما طفره میرن متنفرم — مستقیم باش.
She beat around the bush for ten minutes before getting to the point.
ده دقیقه طفره رفت قبل از اینکه به اصل مطلب برسه.
Don't beat around the bush — do you want the job or not?
طفره نرو — این کار رو میخوای یا نه؟
He always beats around the bush when he has bad news to share.
وقتی خبر بدی داره، همیشه طفره میره.
We don't have time to beat around the bush — we need an answer now.
وقت طفره رفتن نداریم — الان جواب میخوایم.
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ترکیبات رایج
stop beating around the bushدیگه طفره نروdon't beat around the bushطفره نروbeat around the bush with someoneبا کسی دور زدنalways beats around the bushهمیشه طفره میرهwithout beating around the bushبدون طفره رفتن، مستقیم
idiom
to talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important