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beating around the bush

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I think that if you use the so-called "strong words" you'll get your point across faster and you can save a lot of beating around the bush. Why are people afraid of words? Sometimes the dumbest thing that gets said makes the point for you. Frank Zappa

I think that if you use the so-called "strong words" you'll get your point across faster and you can save a lot of beating around the bush. Frank Zappa

I mean, there's no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush. "You're fired" is a very strong term. Donald Trump

Beating up Jews (by Jew I mean anyone with a Jew for a grandparent, even one!) won't help, I'm sure, that's just going around in circles, it's a joke, you're only beating around the bush if you don't grab them by the strings [tefillins], if you don't strangle them with them. Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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