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BEATING THE BUSH

\bˈiːtɪŋ ðə bˈʊʃ], \bˈiːtɪŋ ðə bˈʊʃ], \b_ˈiː_t_ɪ_ŋ ð_ə b_ˈʊ_ʃ]\

Definitions of BEATING THE BUSH

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Met.) From fowling, = having all the labour, while another catches the birds and has all the gain.
From hunting, = not going straight to the point of discussion; as hunters move in a roundabout way, not straight to the object.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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