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To discuss a topic evasively, avoiding the main point or difficult question.
"Stop beating around the bush and tell me what the total cost is."
"He beat around the bush for twenty minutes before asking for a promotion."
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Multiple primary words begin with the consonant sound 'B', generating rhythmic oral cadence.
Medieval hunting practice: beaters would strike bushes to flush birds into nets; beating too tentatively around the edge delayed catching the game.
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