| 1 | Tell me the point, and don't beat around the bush. | |
| 2 | But the negotiations proved long and tortuous . | |
| 3 | By the time she works round to putting forward the suggestion, it will be too late. | |
| 4 | He beat about the bush for a half hour without coming to the point. | |
| 5 | Why should you beat about the bush when asking for better wages? |