拐弯抹角

拐弯抹角 [guǎi wān mò jiǎo]

1. ■ equivocate; a roundabout way of talking; beat about the bush; evasive; go beating about [around] the bush; speak indirectly; turn a corner here and there; talk about things without giving a clear answer; talk in a roundabout way; wamble:

请直说吧， 不必拐弯抹角! Please get to the point. Don't beat about the bush.