all around Robin Hood's barn
around Robin Hood's barn
On a long, indirect route. A: "What took you guys so long to get here?" B: "Well, rather than just going through town, our esteemed driver took us all around Robin Hood's barn instead!"
See also: around, barn, robin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
all around Robin Hood's barn
going somewhere by an indirect route; going way out of the way [to get somewhere]; by a long and circuitous route. We had to go all around Robin Hood's barn to get to the little town.
See also: all, around, barn, robin
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- around Robin Hood's barn
- hood
- robin
- round Robin Hood's barn
- go around Robin Hood's barn
- for (so) long
- for long
- will go a long way
- gritch
- long since