beat around the bush:
v expr, figurative (not get to the point) andarse por las ramas, irse por
las ramas,
Let's not beat about the bush; I
know exactly what you did.
No nos andemos por las ramas, se exactamente lo que hicisteis.
beat about the bush: (avoid getting to the point) dar rodeos.
without beating about the bush: adv informal (in a straightforward way) sin irse por las ramas loc adv
He told me right away what he
thought, without beating about the bush.
Me contó directamente lo que pensaba, sin andarse con rodeos.
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