Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom.
“to beat around/about the bush”: to avoid saying something directly or avoid getting to the point; to say something in an indirect way in order to waste time; um den heißen Brei herumreden
Example 1: Let’s stop beating around the bush and get to the point: we underestimated how much time we’d need for the project.
Example 2: You can tell me what you really think — there’s no need to beat around the bush.
