كيف تنطق "beat about"

expression

ˈbit/ /əˈbaʊt

BEET uh-BOWT

bˈiːt/ /ɐbˈaʊt

BEET uh-BOWT

التعريف

To avoid speaking directly about something, often by talking in a roundabout way. Mostly used when someone is not addressing the main point.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbit/ /əˈbaʊt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈiːt/ /ɐbˈaʊt

أمريكي

BEET uh-BOWT

بريطاني

BEET uh-BOWT

Please stop beating about and tell me what happened.

If you keep beating about, we will not finish this discussion.

He tends to beat about when he feels nervous.

Can we not beat about for once and just get straight to the point?