拐弯抹角
拐弯抹角
成語
- [中]
- 抹角:挨着墙角绕走。沿着弯弯曲曲的路走。比喻说话绕弯,不直截了当。
- [英]
- equivocate; a roundabout way of talking; beat about the bush; evasive; go beating about △around▽ the bush; speak indirectly; turn a corner here and there; talk about things without giving a clear answer; wamble; talk in a roundabout way; full of twists and turns; prunes and prism
- [日]
- 曲がりくねった道に沿って行く.(道が)曲がりくねっているさま.〈喩〉(話ややり方が)回りくどい.遠回しにものを言う.
- [出典]
- 元•秦简夫《东堂老》:“转弯抹角,可早来到李家门前。”
- [歇面]
- 九曲桥上扛竹竿
- [用例]
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- 说话别拐弯抹角,有事就直说。
- 回りくどい話をするな,用があるなら率直に言え.