um den heißen Brei herumreden
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “to talk around the hot porridge”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊm deːn ˈhaɪ̯sn̩ ˈbʁaɪ̯ hɛˈʁʊmˌʁeːdn̩]
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Verb
um den heißen Brei herumreden (weak, third-person singular present redet um den heißen Brei herum, past tense redete um den heißen Brei herum, past participle um den heißen Brei herumgeredet, auxiliary haben)
- (idiomatic) beat about the bush
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “um den heißen Brei herumreden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “um den heißen Brei herumreden” in OpenThesaurus.de
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