There's no need to go all round the houses, just tell me straight out what's wrong.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
go (all) round the houses — Brit. take a circuitous route. → house … English new terms dictionary
go round the houses — go (all) round the houses British to waste time saying a lot of things that are not important before you get to the subject you want to talk about. There s no need to go all round the houses, just tell me straight out what s wrong … New idioms dictionary
go all round the houses — British spoken 1) to go somewhere by a way that is very long and not direct 2) to say or do something in a very complicated way when it could be very simple … English dictionary
go all round the houses — … Useful english dictionary
round the houses — adv British a. on a (long and) futile mission b. all over the body. The phrase is prostitutes and pornographers code for all over sexual stimulation … Contemporary slang
All round — Round Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one s position; as, to turn one s head round; a wheel turns… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
All-round — Round Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one s position; as, to turn one s head round; a wheel turns… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round the Bend (1951 novel) — Round the Bend was a 1951 novel by Nevil Shute. It tells the story of Constantine Connie Shaklin, an aircraft engineer who founds a new religion transcending existing religions based on the merit of good work.In many ways, the book explores… … Wikipedia
round — 1 /raUnd/ adjective 1 shaped like a circle: a round table | Jamie s eyes grew round with delight. 2 shaped like a ball: a plant with small round berries 3 fat and curved: Charlie had a chubby face and round cheeks. 4 a round number is a whole… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
round — round1 W2S2 [raund] adv, prep especially BrE also around 1.) surrounding or on all sides of something or someone ▪ We sat round the table playing cards. ▪ Gather round! I have an important announcement to make. ▪ He put his arm gently round her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
