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1. Don't beat about the bush.

2. 3 Don't beat about the bush.

3. 5 Eliot did not beat about the bush.

4. Speak frankly and don't beat about the bush.

5. 4 No need to beat about the bush sweetie.

6. Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

7. The mother ptarmigan beat about him with great outcry.

8. Tell me the truth, don't beat about the bush.

9. 9 Speak frankly and don't beat about the bush.

10. Please get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

11. 10 Tell me the truth, don't beat about the bush.

12. Don't beat about the bush. Please come to the point.

13. I am not a person to beat about the bush.

14. He beat about the bush without coming to the point.

15. Tom beat about in the sea,trying not to drown.

16. 7 Get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

17. Don't beat about the bush when you have anything to say.

18. 15 Please get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

19. 8 Look here, Lily,[www.Sentencedict.com] let's don't beat about the bush.

20. He likes to speak candidly and not beat about the bush.

21. 21 Get straight to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

22. The Clangor waxed, beat about us with tremendous strokes of sound.

23. 6 I am not a person to beat about the bush.

24. 23 He likes to beat about the bush when he speaks.

25. 22 Don't beat about the bush. Please come to the point.

26. 2 He beat about the bush without coming to the point.

27. The winds were contrary;we had to beat about for two days.

28. 18 Don't beat about the bush when you have anything to say.

29. Instead of answering my question he began to beat about the bush.

30. Why should you beat about the bush when asking for better wages?

31. 14 He likes to speak candidly and not beat about the bush.

32. 1 Instead of answering my question he began to beat about the bush.

33. 17 Why should you beat about the bush when asking for better wages?

34. 11 Don't beat about the bush any more! Come straight to the point!

35. Tell me what has happened as it is; don't beat about the bush.

36. 16 You might come straight to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

37. He would not answer yes or no, but beat about [ around ] the bush.

38. He beat about the bush for half an hour without coming to the point.

39. 24 Tell me what has happened as it is; don't beat about the bush.

40. 13 He beat about the bush for half an hour without coming to the point.

41. He didn't beat about the bush, but came straight to the heart of the problem.

42. 20 Melissa : Lets not beat about the bush, has Yummy found anything out about Jason?

43. 25 She winced at their infelicities, at the clumsy way they beat about the bush.

44. The wind continued to beat about the corners of the hut, but the flute - playing ceased.

45. 12 He didn't beat about the bush, but came straight to the heart of the problem.

46. I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush.

47. 19 If there's anything you want to say, don't beat about the bush and just say it out.

48. 26 I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush.

49. Zu einem Brei verkochen to boil to a pulp Reden Sie nicht um den heißen Brei herum! Don't beat about the bush! [Br.]idiom Don't beat around the bush! [Am.]idiom Schleich nicht wie die Katze um den heißen Brei! Stop beating around the bush!idiom Viele Köche verderben den Brei.