Idiom
speak in circles
Meaning
Synonym of talk in circles.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop speaking in circles and tell me what you want.”
“The manager spoke in circles for twenty minutes, but he never actually explained why the project was delayed.”
“Rather than addressing the ethical concerns directly, the politician spoke in circles, weaving a complex web of vague promises that left the audience feeling more confused than before.”
Examples
simple
“Stop speaking in circles and tell me what you want.”
contextual
“The manager spoke in circles for twenty minutes, but he never actually explained why the project was delayed.”
complex
“Rather than addressing the ethical concerns directly, the politician spoke in circles, weaving a complex web of vague promises that left the audience feeling more confused than before.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated