beat about

1. (US)To search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.

   He's been beating about for that supposed treasure.

   search anxiously

1. Don't beat yourself up about it.

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2. We beat about for a solution to the problem.

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3. Don't beat about the bush. I want you to answer my question.

   ruНе ходи вокруг да около. Я хочу, чтобы ты ответил на мой вопрос.

   deRede nicht um den heißen Brei herum, ich will, dass du auf meine Frage antwortest.

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4. Don't beat about the bush.

   ruХватит ходить вокруг да около.

   deRede nicht um den heißen Brei herum!

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irregular · Lesson

• beat upобробляти, обробитиTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
• beat offзловживати, ображатиTo drive something away with blows or military force.
• beat outбити, вдаритиTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
• beat backвести, їхатиTo fight against and cause to recede.
• beat onTo talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.
• beat downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down.
• beat intoTo teach or instil by harsh repetition.
• beat aboutTo search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.