| 单词 | to go round the houses |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go (all) round the houses j. to go (all) round the houses (British colloquial): to take an unnecessarily circuitous route to one's destination; (figurative) to get to the point in a lengthy or roundabout way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > use periphrasis to beat (formerly also go, wend, seek) about the bushc1440 wind1528 periphrase1652 to go about1815 circumlocute1859 circumlocutionize1886 to go (all) round the houses1958 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights 129 Alright but I wish you wouldn't go all round the houses. 1965 V. Canning Whip Hand iv. 43 You mean your little story..wasn't true?.. You went a hell of a way round the houses about this. 1975 A. Ayckbourn Round & round Garden 11 You're going round the houses... You'd do better to go through East Grinstead. 2006 Sun (Nexis) 16 May When the ambulance did arrive I thought we'd go straight to hospital but instead we went all round the houses. < as lemmas |
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