But beating around the bush has its downside too.

Nelson说，但是，拐弯抹角也有不利的一面。

youdao

Tell me the truth, don't beat around the bush.

实话告诉我，别兜圈子。

youdao

Don't beat around the bush. Give it to me straight.

别拐弯抹角，直截了当地说出来。

youdao

The memos were graphic and troubling. The four documents - issued under the Bush administration - revealed details of interrogation techniques like simulated drowning that have been condemned around the world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

But with the revolution of democracy in Athens, which also spread then to other Greek cities, partly because Athens did what George Bush tried to do in Iraq, they tried to force democracy on other Greek cities around the Eastern Mediterranean also.

但随着雅典民主革命的进行，这场革命随后传到了其他希腊城市，原因之一，类似小布什在伊拉克的计划，雅典企图把民主制度,推行到地中海东部的其他希腊城市。

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There is no point beating around the bush, the South Africa game was a disaster.

BBC: Josh Lewsey's column

But talk to the cleverer Republicans around the Bush-Cheney campaign, and it becomes clear that a much more comprehensive agenda exists.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

To their credit, Armstrong and Winfrey haven't beaten around the bush.

NPR: Column: Live Commentary On Armstrong Interview