an uncultivated or sparsely settled area, esp in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada: usually covered with trees or shrubs, varying from open shrubby country to dense rainforest
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(as modifier)
bush flies
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the bush in British English
informal
the countryside, as opposed to the city
out in the bush
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Synonyms of 'the bush'
the wilds, brush, wilderness, scrub
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the bush telegraph
the way in which information or news can be passed on from person to person in conversation
beat about the bush
to avoid the point at issue ; prevaricate
beat around the bush
to talk around a subject without getting to the point
not beat about the bush
to say what you want to say clearly and directly, even though it is not pleasant
to beat about the bush
If you tell someone not to beat about the bush , you mean that you want them to tell you something immediately and quickly, rather than in a complicated , indirect way.
a bird in the hand
A bird in the hand is something that you already have and do not want to risk losing by trying to get something else.
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Definition
an uncultivated area covered with trees or shrubs in Australia, Africa, New Zealand, and Canada