roundabout way

Noun

Meaning

a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

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“But for me it seemed like this long, roundabout way to get to this ability to just commune with other young men.” Source: Internet

Until then, most people will accept an ersatz, an imitation, or a roundabout way of creating joy.” Source: Internet

The Joker might be making his way into Zack Snyder's Justice League after all — just in a very roundabout way. Source: Internet

I guess, in a roundabout way, the idea of Pratt as Indy makes sense, because he does have that wit and the ruggedness of the character. Source: Internet

Not at all; but if their goal truly is to cause consumer price inflation, most recently stated in the form of "flexible average inflation targeting" (meaning, in effect, higher inflation), they have chosen a very roundabout way to do it. Source: Internet

So in a roundabout way, he's come home." Source: Internet

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