Select the correct meaning of the idiom given in the sentence from the options given below:
Don't beat about the bush, tell me what you want me to do for you.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → not saying directly what one wants to say
To beat about the bush means to avoid coming to the point, talking around a subject instead of saying plainly what one means. The idiom comes from hunting, where beaters struck the bushes around a bird instead of going straight for it. The speaker wants the listener to stop hesitating and state what he wants.
Example: Stop beating about the bush and tell me what really happened.
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