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GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

um den heißen Brei herumreden

beat around the bush

IN CONTEXT

Wenn wir weiter um den heißen Brei herumreden, wird sie kaum erfahren, weshalb wir die gemeinsame Reise inzwischen für keine gute Idee mehr halten.

If we keep beating around the bush, she is unlikely to find out why we no longer think traveling together is a good idea.

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