| antonym | eng: cut to the chase |
| antonym | eng: get on with it |
| antonym | eng: get to the point |
| has derived form | eng: beaten around the bush |
| has derived form | eng: beating around the bush |
| has derived form | eng: beats around the bush |
| is derived from | eng: around |
| lexical category | verb |
| synonym | eng: pussyfoot |
| translation | deu: um den heißen Brei reden |
| translation | fil: pasikut-sikot |
| translation | fin: kierrellä |
| translation | fin: kiertää |
| translation | fra: tourner autour du pot |
| translation | hun: köntörfalaz |
| translation | hun: kerülgeti, mint macska a forró kását |
| translation | hun: mellébeszél |
| translation | hye: յուղ վառել |
| translation | hye: ջուր ծեծել |
| translation | isl: fara í kringum eins og köttur í kringum heitan graut |
| translation | isl: tala í kringum |
| translation | ita: menare il can per l'aia |
| translation | nld: om de hete brei dansen |
| translation | nld: rond de pot draaien |
| translation | nob: gå rundt grøten |
| translation | pol: owijać w bawełnę |
| translation | por: Pare de enrolar |
| translation | por: embromar |
| translation | por: enrolar |
| translation | rus: переливать из пустого в порожнее |
| translation | rus: тянуть рязину |
| translation | rus: ходить вокруг да около |
| translation | spa: andarse por las ramas |
| translation | spa: darle vueltas al asunto |
| translation | tgl: pasikut-sikot |