go around the houses
English
Alternative forms
- go round the houses
- go all around the houses
- go all round the houses
Pronunciation
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Verb
go around the houses
- (idiomatic) Do something (especially talking) circuitously.
Synonyms
- beat around the bush
- pussyfoot
- prevaricate
- ramble
- waffle
Antonyms
- come to the point
- cut to the chase
- get on with it
- get to the point
See also
- go all around the Wrekin
References
- “To go around the houses”, in BBC Learning English, BBC, 21 April 2015