词组 | say that in a roundabout way |
释义 | (redirected from say that in a roundabout way)say (something) in a roundabout (sort of) wayTo imply or convey something in an indirect, vague, or evasive manner. I wish you would stop saying things in such a roundabout way and just make your point! Well, he didn't promise it to me outright—he said it in a roundabout sort of way. say something in a roundabout wayto imply something without saying it; to say something indirectly; to speak using circumlocution. Why don't you say what you mean? Why do you always say something in a roundabout way? What did she mean? Why did she say it in a roundabout way? |
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