Quotes & Sayings About Beating Around The Bush

Dude, the bush is ready. Why you still beating around it?"
"I've lived a long time, kid, and I've never heard anyone mutilate the English language quite like you. — Karen Marie Moning

There's no sense beating around the bush, it doesn't burn that many calories. from Split the Uprights — Davee Jones

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

We also have to give up the notion of a divine savior, which has nothing to do with what religion we belong to, but refers to the idea of someone or something who will save us without our having to go through any pain. In fact, giving up that kind of false hope is the first step. We have to be with ourselves. We have to be real people. There is no way of beating around the bush, hoping for the best. If you are really interested in working with yourself, you can't lead that kind of double life, adopting ideas, techniques, and concepts of all kinds, simply in order to get away from yourself. — Chogyam Trungpa

Anything short of cannibalism is just beating around the bush. — J. F. Lawton

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