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

1. (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^[1], BBC, 2015 April 21