the long way around the barn

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Synonym of around Robin Hood's barn (“a roundabout or circuitous route”).

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  1. Synonym of around Robin Hood's barn (“a roundabout or circuitous route”).

    Synonyms: around Robin Hood's barn

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseSynonym of around Robin Hood's barn (“a roundabout or circuitous route”).

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around Robin Hood's barn
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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