ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

French

Etymology

Literally, not to go about it in four ways.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə pa i a.le paʁ ka.tʁə ʃ(ə).mɛ̃/, /nə pɑ i a.le paʁ ka.tʁə ʃ(ə).mɛ̃/
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Verb

ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

  1. (figuratively, informal) not to beat around the bush, go straight to the point
    Synonyms: ne pas y aller de main morte, ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère
    Antonym: prendre des pincettes

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