Please stop going around the houses and tell me the truth.
go around the houses
idiomDo something (especially talking) circuitously.
He went around the houses for twenty minutes before finally admitting he had lost the keys.
Rather than addressing the core issue directly, the manager went around the houses with vague explanations, leaving the team more confused than before.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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basket house
A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.
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bet the house
Synonym of bet the farm.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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bottom the house
To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.
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bring down the house
To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.
Last updated April 17, 2026