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Beat Around The Bush (Verb)

Meaning

Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The politician seemed to be beating around the bush when questioned about the upcoming election results.
  • Instead of giving a direct answer, the manager beat around the bush, leaving us even more confused.
  • She was beating around the bush, dodging the question about her plans after graduation.
  • The company representative beat around the bush when asked about the actual reason behind the product recall.
  • He was accused of beating around the bush by avoiding a straight answer to the investigator's questions.

Synonyms

  • Equivocate
  • Palter
  • Prevaricate
  • Tergiversate

Hypernyms

  • Mislead
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