转弯抹角 zhuǎnwān-mòjiǎo idiom ① (沿曲折的道路走) proceed along a zigzag path ▸ 汽车转弯抹角地开进了村子。 The car zigzagged into the village. ② (不直截了当) beat about the bush ▸ 有什么就痛快说,别转弯抹角的。 If you have something to say, then tell it to me straight — don’t beat about the bush. |