How is the phrase owijać w bawełnę translated from Polish to English

English translation
Beat around the bush
phrase

Unikać mówienia czegoś wprost.

To avoid saying something directly.

Examples with “owijać w bawełnę”

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  • Przestań owijać w bawełnę i mi powiedz. — Stop beating around the bush and tell me.

  • Przez dziesięć minut owijał w bawełnę, zanim odmówił. — He beat around the bush for ten minutes before saying no.

  • Dlaczego zawsze owijasz w bawełnę? — Why do you always beat around the bush?

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