beat about
US /bit əˈbaʊt/
・UK /bi:t əˈbaʊt/
B1 中級
phr.v.回りくどく話す
Stop beating about the bush and get straight to the point.
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第三部 - ジェイン・エア オーディオブック シャーロット・ブロンテ著（第12～16章） (Part 3 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 12-16))
- And one should consider all before pronouncing an opinion as to its nature." "Miss Eyre, you are not so unsophisticated as Adele: she demands a cadeau, clamorously, the moment she sees me: you beat about the bush." "Because I have less confidence in my desserts than Adele has: she can prefer the claim of old acquaintance, and
安全と快適さという特権でさえ、私が
- And one should consider all before pronouncing an opinion as to its nature." "Miss Eyre, you are not so unsophisticated as Adele: she demands a cadeau, clamorously, the moment she sees me: you beat about the bush." "Because I have less confidence in my desserts than Adele has: she can prefer the claim of old acquaintance, and
評価できなくなっていた。
Jane Eyre Part 1（Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1）
- the moment she sees me: you beat about the bush.”
「アデルよりも自分の価値に自信がないからです。彼女は古い知り合いという主張を優先できますし、慣習という権利も。彼女はあなたがいつも彼女におもちゃを与えていたと言います。しかし、もし私が主張をしなければならないとしたら、困惑するでしょう。」