beat about the bush
• discuss a matter without coming to the point.
• "he never beat about the bush when something was annoying him"
Similar:
prevaricate,
vacillate,
evade/dodge the issue,
be non-committal,
hedge,
hedge one's bets,
quibble,
parry questions,
fudge the issue,
mince one's words,
stall,
shilly-shally,
hesitate,
hum and haw,
pussyfoot around,
waffle,
sit on the fence,
duck the question,
flannel,
tergiversate,
Opposite:
come to the point,
