Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial)Not skilled; not professional; not major league.

    They’re supposed to be a major league team, but so far they've been bush.

More definitions
  • not of the highest quality or sophistication

Examples

447 sentences
  1. Tom doesn't beat around the bush.

    Том не ходить коло та навколо.

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  2. I didn't beat around the bush.

    Я не став ходити коло та навколо.

    ruЯ не стал ходить вокруг да около.

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  3. Tom didn't beat around the bush.

    Том не став ходити коло та навколо.

    ruТом не стал ходить вокруг да около.

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  4. Don't beat around the bush.

    Досить ходити коло та навколо.

    ruХватит ходить вокруг да около.

    deRede nicht um den heißen Brei herum!

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  5. Quit beating around the bush.

    Годі вже ходити коло й навколо.

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Origin

Back-formation from bush league.

Back-formation from bush league.

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Forms

more bush, most bush
Comparativemore bush Lesson
Superlativemost bush Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • not of the highest quality or sophistication:bush-league

Collocations

5 patterns
  • around the bush
  • in the bushes
  • behind a bush
  • the bush and
  • behind the bushes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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