go around the houses: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    UKAustraliaNew Zealandinformalidiomatic
    • To deal with something in a deliberately indirect, roundabout, or overly elaborate way, often when a straightforward approach would be simpler.

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    • Instead of answering the question directly, he went around the houses, confusing everyone with irrelevant details.

      En lugar de responder la pregunta directamente, fue dando vueltas y confundió a todos con detalles irrelevantes.

    • Don’t go around the houses—just tell me what you really think about the proposal.

      No des tantas vueltas; solo dime lo que realmente piensas sobre la propuesta.

    • The report went around the houses with unnecessary jargon instead of getting to the main point.

      El informe fue demasiado indirecto con jerga innecesaria en lugar de ir al punto principal.

  • 2.

    General (English)neutral
    • To take a circuitous physical route rather than the most direct path.

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    • We had to go around the houses because the main road was closed due to construction.

      Tuvimos que dar un rodeo porque la carretera principal estaba cerrada por obras.

    • She went around the houses on her way home to avoid the traffic jam downtown.

      Ella tomó un camino alternativo de regreso a casa para evitar el tráfico en el centro.

    • If you go around the houses, you’ll add an extra twenty minutes to the journey.

      Si tomas la ruta larga, añadirás veinte minutos más al viaje.

    • They went around the houses to visit several friends before finally arriving at the party.

      Dieron un rodeo para visitar a varios amigos antes de llegar finalmente a la fiesta.

Examples:

  • EN: I'm just not digging this so he would have to go around the houses and tell you in some complicated way that you eventually get the message and then he would make it look like you're telling him this... you know?
    ES: "No quiero..." Así que andaba por ahí y lo decía a su manera, para que entendieras y parecía como si tú se lo dijeras...
  • EN: Seller-buyer problem, OK? Now what I could do is go around the houses, with FTSE, analysing and diagrams but what I propose to you is this.
    ID: Sekarang yang bisa kulakukan adalah berkeliling rumah, dengan FTSE, analisis dan diagram tapi apa yang kuusulkan kepadamu adalah ini.
  • EN: [laughs] He's pretending to go around the houses while I like to go straight for the kill.
    ID: Dia buang-buang waktu, sementara aku ingin langsung bertanding.
  • EN: Don't go around the houses.
    TE: చుట్టాల ఇళ్లకు వెళ్ళకండి.
  • EN: Do not go around the houses.
    TE: చుట్టాల ఇళ్లకు వెళ్ళకండి.
  • EN: He did sort of go around the houses a bit but he definitely was on the sea.
    TE: అతను ఒక సముద్రపు దొంగ ముందు చిన్న జీవితం గురించి తెలిసింది, కానీ అతను ఇంగ్లీష్ అని ఖచ్చితంగా ఉంది.

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