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Direction: In these questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase given in bold.

  1. beat around the bush
    1. walk around the forest
    2. clean the bushy areas
    3. avoiding the main topic
    4. play around the forest
Correct Option: C

beat around the bush : to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point. Look at the sentence :
● Stop beating about/ around the bush and tell me what you want. Hence, avoiding the main topic is the right option.



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