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beat around the bush	To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
beat around the bush	evasive responses, implausible explanations, extrapolations instead of explanations.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
Beat Around the Bush	To avoid getting to some point or answering any question that is relevant, the approach of some people, which is quite far from the real objective or center of focus.	Rate it: (5.00 / 2 votes)
beating around the bush	Avoiding factual responses, offering evasive statements, presenting dubious evidence.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush	It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.	Rate it: (4.00 / 8 votes)
Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush	It is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold of	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
bush league	A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
beat around the bush	To treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bush league	A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bush telegraph	A gossip network.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bush telegraph	A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
good wine needs no bush	Something good does not need to be advertised	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
à bon vin point d'enseigne	Good wine needs no bush.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
battre la campagne	1. (lit.) To scour the country. 2. (fig.) To talk nonsense. 3. (of invalids) To wander. 4. To beat about the bush.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bird in the hand	Shortened form of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Chinese cherry	Any of several species of genus Prunus:Chinese flowering cherry (Prunus cyclamina)Chinese plum-cherry (Prunus humilis)Chinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)Chinese dwarf cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Chinese bush cherry (Prunus tomentosa)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Chinese cherry	Chinese bush cherry (Prunus tomentosa)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il ne faut pas y aller par quatre chemins	You must not beat about the bush; You must go straight to the point; You must not mince matters; It’s no good shilly-shallying.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
it's not what you know but who you know	For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tourner autour du pot	To beat around the bush	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tourner autour du pot	To beat around the bush.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tourner autour du pot	To beat about the bush.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)