menare il can per l'aia

Italian

Etymology

Literally “take the dog to the barnyard”.

Verb

menare il can per l'aia

(idiomatic) to beat around the bush

Synonyms

indugiare
tergiversare
temporeggiare
ciurlare nel manico
menare per il naso

Further reading

menare il can per l'aia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.