con rodeos

beating around the bush

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beating around the bush Usually used with andar: andar con rodeos means to avoid speaking directly or to be evasive. The related phrase sin rodeos means directly or without beating around the bush.

SP: Dímelo con claridad y no andes con rodeos.

EN: Tell me clearly and don't beat around the bush.

Ya deja de andar con rodeos y ve al grano.

Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.

Deja de andar con rodeos.

Stop beating around the bush.

No se ande con rodeos.

Don't beat around the bush.

No se anden con rodeos.

Don't beat around the bush.

Mira, no voy a andar con rodeos.

Look, I'm not going to beat around the bush.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Tu madre no se anda con rodeos.

Your mother doesn't beat around the bush.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

No te andes con rodeos.

Don't beat around the bush.

Te hice un favor porque solo andan con rodeos.

I did you a favor because they just keep beating around the bush.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)