Lingaku遠まわし【とおまわし】
Frequency rank: 28,646. – 28,849. (for form 遠回し: 10,948. – 10,972.)
- roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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He managed to avoid damaging my reputation by dropping a hint.
Please stop beating around the bush and come straight to the point.
Don't beat around the bush; tell me who is to blame.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
Instead of beating around the bush, Jones got straight to the point.