Select the correct idiom which means the following:

To talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point (Assistant Manager S and T)

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Beat around the bush (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

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Beat about the bush (Assistant)

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When the District Attorney asked the convict about details of the day of the crime, he started beating about the bush. (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2022)

Determine the meaning of the underlined idiom from the statement given below.
During the team meeting, the manager asked if anyone had any feedback on the new project proposal. Instead of giving a direct answer, Sarah started to beat around the bush.
(Assistant Section Officer (ASO))

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Nip in the bud (CGLE 2021 Tier I)

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Beat around the bush
(Civil Engineering Assistant)

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Beat around the bush (ASI(Steno))

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The idea of making a children's park has been nipped in the bud by the local council.

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When the teacher asked him about the homework, he started speaking vaguely to avoid talking about it.

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My cousin likes ________ root and ________ around the bush is one of the idioms in English.

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The residents of my colony ______ in trying to find out about the increasing number of car thefts.

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The idea of making a children's park has been nipped in the bud by the local council.

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In trying to solve the crime, the detective found himself ______ yet the mystery kept deepening.

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The residents of my colony ______ in trying to find out about the increasing number of car thefts.

Select the correct idiom to substitute the underlined word segment in the following sentence.

When the teacher asked him about the homework, he started speaking vaguely to avoid talking about it.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Beat around the bush.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

The idea of making a children's park has been nipped in the bud by the local council.

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Beat around the bush

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I could make out that the conversation was leading to a fight so I ______ .