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Définition beat about the bush | dictionnaire d’Anglais Cobuild pour apprenants

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bush  

  ( bushes    plural  )
1       n-count   A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.   (=shrub)  
Trees and bushes grew down to the water's edge.     
2       n-sing   The wild, uncultivated parts of some hot countries are referred to as thebush.  
usu the N, oft N n  
They walked through the dense Mozambican bush for thirty six hours...     
3    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.  
beat about the bush             phrase   V inflects, usu with brd-neg  
Stop beating about the bush. What's he done?     
Dictionnaire anglais Collins English synonyme-Thesaurus  

Dictionnaire Collaboratif     Anglais pour Apprenants
exp.
tabasser quelqu'un
exp.
I have no idea; I don't have a clue
id.
make a lot of efforts to understand something
n.
to get so focused on the details or intricacies of something that you miss the big picture or the main point
exp.
phrase meant to emphasize the speaker's self-assurance
n.
the money of the taxs that we pay to the govermment
exp.
the duck's nuts, the best, the dog's bollocks
exp.
the best, the dog's bollocks , the bee's knees
n.
(Latin for "God wills it") was the cry of the people at the declaration of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095.
adj.
(about a product or service) meant to meet the customers' basic requirements; with no add-ons, including only the basic features
exp.
(about a movie or TV series) reach a point when, due to a unauthentic scene, it loses the appreciation of the public
n.
the jargon specific to the Pentagon
exp.
(about a positive event/situation) happen out of the blue, without any effort from the impacted persons
o.
word used to describe the sound made by the wheels of a train
n.
a willingness to believe in the absence of sufficient evidence, or contrary to the evidence.
exp.
what about you
n.
term used to reffer to a person that thinks the end of the world is near
exp.
informal term used to describe the flab in the abdominal area rolling over tight clothes
n.
a person passionate about astronomy
n.
police van in which prisoners are transported from the police stations to the jails
n.
plastic surgery consisting in removing the fat tissue from the abdominal area
n.
The condition that effects the situation/environment/event etc
n.
A meeting of people who have the same interests, or belong to the same organization
exp.
go crazy about something, get enthusiastic
n.
someone who shows no support or enthusiasm about an idea/proposal/situation
exp.
from the outset, from the beginning
id.
expression referring to the belief that those who hold the power are entitled to anything
v.
To first know a little, then to think about it and finally you must imagine.
v.
a conversation involving malicious chatter or rumours about other people
n.
law of evolution, only the fittest survive, the ones that can adapt


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