go around Robin Hood's barn
go around Robin Hood's barn
To take 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 went around Robin Hood's barn instead!"
See also: around, barn, go, robin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- all around Robin Hood's barn
- around Robin Hood's barn
- hood
- robin
- round Robin Hood's barn
- for (so) long
- for long
- will go a long way
- gritch
- long since