• beat around the bush

beat around the bush (suomeksi)

• kierrellä (v: asiaa / to treat a topic but omit its main points / to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant)
• jaaritella (v: to treat a topic but omit its main points)
• puhua ummet ja lammet (v: to treat a topic but omit its main points)
• kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa (v: to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant)