1 B2 慣用的 カジュアル
中心の話題をはっきり言わず、要点に入る前に関係ない話をして時間を無駄にすること。
"Stop beating about and just tell me whether you got the job or not."
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Don't beat about the bush — say what you mean.
— Common British idiomatic usage; widely cited as a standard British English expression in usage guides such as Fowler's Modern English Usage.