不直截了当地说，旁敲侧击
1. 旁敲侧击：英文有拨丛寻猎(beat the bush)之谚,也有旁敲侧击(beat around the bush)之谚,皆锁定bush(布什)而对付之. 如今李文奇正相生、侧目以告,打官司打到这种境界,允称佳作. 美国体育记者瑞斯(Grantland Rice)说的好:不在输赢,在你怎么玩--
2. 绕圈子：扰乱治安disturb public order | 绕圈子beat around the bush | 热带风暴Tropical Storm
3. 说话绕圈子：bear in mind 牢记在心 | beat around the bush 说话绕圈子 | beat it 走开
1. I was recently asked why most Chinese people are indirect and tend to beat around the bush.
verb
1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Synonym: equivocate tergiversate prevaricate palter