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How to use beat about the bush in a sentence

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From there, the play got deeper, darker and, let's not beat about the bush, much, much more watchable.
He doesn't beat about the bush, as I'm barely through the door before he starts speaking.
It is the occupation of Iraq that is the real political problem, and we should not beat about the bush in saying so.
And we must continue to make progress because, let us not beat about the bush, who is responsible here, who is responsible for the Erika?
The only point, and we must not beat about the bush here of course, is that it was the Michelin affair that gave rise to this debate.
It would, in my view, be good to make three comments and not beat about the bush in doing so.
But then let us define that properly and for goodness' sake don't let us beat about the bush, we do that all too often.
To begin with, in the selection phase Essensys didn't beat about the bush and worked quickly.
The maker has clear opinions and he doesn't beat about the bush.
The people who agree with Michelin should have the courage to say so, and those who do not agree with Michelin and with the layoffs should be able to say so, but let us not beat about the bush for hours on end.
Its aim is that in this whole process there should be transparency, that we should not beat about the bush, that fingers should be pointed and that it should be made clear that the services are doing things badly.
I would like to say very clearly, and I am not going to beat about the bush, that I am truly disappointed by the European Parliament's proposals and by the debate this evening.
I have only one request: that the issue of human rights and the rule of law in Tunisia play a key role in the deliberations of the Association Council which is due to meet in January 2006 and that no one beat about the bush.
Examples from Classical Literature
If there is a denouement, why do you beat about the bush so much?
Mr. Mervin Brown on this occasion did not beat about the bush.
Not to beat about the bush what's to prevent your marrying her?
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