Thursday, November 7, 2024

Question of the Day #1177

Chase Matthew’s Steamy ‘Love You Again’ Doesn’t Beat Around the Bush
From the headline of this article at Taste of Country.

  上記の文で、beat around the bushの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "beat around the bush" mean?

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
やぶの回りをたたいて獲物を追い出す、さぐりを入れる、遠回しに探る[言う]、遠回しな[回りくどい]言い方をする、要点に触れるのを避ける◆【反】come to the point
「やぶの回りをたたいて獲物を追い出す」は、直訳すぎるので無視した方がいいでしょう。「さぐりを入れる、遠回しに探る[言う]」の訳も使うことが少ないと思います。したがって、「遠回しな[回りくどい]言い方をする、要点に触れるのを避ける」が適訳です。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
 

Examples

  1. Please stop beating around the bush and tell me the full story.
  2. Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!
  3. Quit beating around the bush and say what’s on your mind.
  4. ”There was no point beating around the bush.”
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
  5. ”Together they went into Mr. Benedict’s office, where Mr. Benedict obediently sat at his desk and said, ‘Sticky, I won’t beat around the bush. Your parents are here.”
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
   

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