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to beat about the bush

to beat a·bout the bush
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too beet uh-bout stressed th ee boo sh]
    • /tu bit əˈbaʊt stressed ði bʊʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too beet uh-bout stressed th ee boo sh]
    • /tu bit əˈbaʊt stressed ði bʊʃ/

Definition of to beat about the bush words

  • phrase to beat about the bush If you tell someone not to beat about the bush, you mean that you want them to tell you something immediately and quickly, rather than in a complicated, indirect way. 0
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Parts of speech for To beat about the bush

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to beat about the bush popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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