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单词 round the houses
释义

round the houses

if someone is going round the houses, they keep talking about unimportant things, rather than concentrating on what they are supposed to be discussing
Although in many cases we talk round the houses, we get to the important issues aswell.

Examples of 'round the houses' in a sentence
round the houses

Trouble is, it's such a round-the-houses pain to get to.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A mind-blowing, round-the-houses five hours and 23 minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They went round the houses again on the issues at stake.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Twice the male line has had to go all round the houses to get back to a person who was an heir.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He chairs meetings efficiently, likes contributions to be pithy, and if a discussion is going round the houses, he'll end it before the allotted time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Not only have they probably been round the houses (on other people's tables), but they are also hideously overpriced.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But she also takes her four characters round the houses so much that you long forher to get to the point.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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