go around the houses

verb

To do something (especially to speak) circuitously.

Opposite
come to the pointcut to the chaseget on with itget to the point
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Meanings

verbgo around the houses (third-person singular simple present goes around the houses, present participle going around the houses, simple past went around the houses, past participle gone around the houses)

present singular third person goes around the houses · participle present going around the houses · past went around the houses · participle past gone around the houses · alternative go round the houses · alternative go all around the houses · alternative go all round the houses

  1. idiomaticTo do something (especially to speak) circuitously.

    Antonyms: come to the point, cut to the chase, get on with it, get to the point

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo do something (especially to speak) circuitously.

Opposite
come to the pointcut to the chaseget on with itget to the point
Also see
beat around the bush
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APA

go around the houses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20around%20the%20houses

MLA

“go around the houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20around%20the%20houses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go around the houses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20around%20the%20houses.

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