To do something in an indirect and complicated way: “I don’t know why he had to go ________ to do that.”
ROUND ABOUT | 148 |
NR | 90 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 79 |
OUT OF HIS WAY | 49 |
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH | 44 |
AROUND THE BUSH | 39 |
ROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 36 |
TO ALL THAT TROUBLE | 26 |
ROUND THE BUSH | 24 |
AROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 20 |
IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY | 19 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND | 17 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND | 16 |
ROUNDABOUT WAY | 13 |
LONG WAY AROUND | 12 |
ALL AROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 11 |
AROUND THE WORLD | 11 |
ALL AROUND THE BUSH | 10 |
IN SUCH A ROUNDABOUT WAY | 10 |
ALL AROUND THE WORLD | 9 |
AROUND ABOUT | 9 |
OUT OF THE WAY | 9 |
BEATING AROUND THE BUSH | 8 |
ALL AROUND | 7 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 7 |
HARD WAY | 7 |
TO SO MUCH TROUBLE | 7 |
THROUGH ALL THAT | 6 |
WAY AROUND | 6 |
DO IT THE HARD WAY | 5 |
SO FAR | 5 |
SO FAR AROUND | 5 |
SO ROUNDABOUT | 5 |
SUCH A ROUNDABOUT WAY | 5 |
ALL AROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 4 |
ALL THAT TROUBLE | 4 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND HIS ELBOW | 4 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND ROBINSON’S BARN | 4 |
AROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 4 |
AROUND THE BARN | 4 |
AROUND THE HORN | 4 |
LONG WAY ROUND | 4 |
ROUND THE WORLD | 4 |
TO ALL THE TROUBLE | 4 |
TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH | 4 |
TO SUCH EXTREMES | 4 |
ALL AROUND HIS ELBOW | 3 |
ALL AROUND THE BARN | 3 |
ALL AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 3 |
ALL OUT | 3 |
ALL ROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 3 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WORLD | 3 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND THE BARN | 3 |
AROUND | 3 |
AROUND AND AROUND | 3 |
HOG-WILD | 3 |
IN CIRCLES | 3 |
LONG WAY | 3 |
ROUND HIS ELBOW | 3 |
THROUGH ALL THAT TROUBLE | 3 |
TO SUCH LENGTHS | 3 |
ABOUT | 2 |
ABOUT IT THAT WAY | 2 |
ALL AROUND IT | 2 |
ALL AROUND THE BLOCK | 2 |
ALL OVER | 2 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 2 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BUSH | 2 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND THE WORLD | 2 |
AROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS NOSE | 2 |
AROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMBS | 2 |
AROUND THE CORNER | 2 |
AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 2 |
BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH | 2 |
ROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 2 |
ROUND ROBIN | 2 |
ROUND ROBIN’S BARN | 2 |
ROUND ROBINSON’S BARN | 2 |
ROUND THE BARN | 2 |
ROUND THE BUSH ABOUT IT | 2 |
SO FAR OUT | 2 |
TO ALL THAT BOTHER | 2 |
TO DO IT THE HARD WAY | 2 |
TO GREAT LENGTH | 2 |
TO SUCH ENDS | 2 |
TO SUCH LENGTH | 2 |
TO THAT TROUBLE | 2 |
WAY ROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 2 |
ABOUT IT | 1 |
ABOUT IT IN SUCH A DIFFICULT MANNER | 1 |
ABOUT IT LIKE THAT | 1 |
ABOUT IT THE HARD WAY | 1 |
ALL AROUND BY LAURA’S HOUSE | 1 |
ALL AROUND CREATION | 1 |
ALL AROUND HIS ELBOW TO HIS THUMB | 1 |
ALL AROUND HIS THUMB | 1 |
ALL AROUND HIS THUMB TO GET TO HIS ELBOW | 1 |
ALL AROUND JONSES’S FARM | 1 |
ALL AROUND PETE CHINNERBERRY’S BARN | 1 |
ALL AROUND ROBIN’S BARN | 1 |
ALL AROUND ROBIN’S HILL | 1 |
ALL AROUND ROBINSON’S BARN | 1 |
ALL AROUND THE CORNER | 1 |
ALL AROUND THE ELEPHANT’S SNOUT TO GET TO HIS TAIL | 1 |
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE TO GET TO THE BARN | 1 |
ALL AROUND THE HUMP | 1 |
ALL AROUND THE STUMP | 1 |
ALL INTO THIS | 1 |
ALL OUT OF THE WAY | 1 |
ALL OVER CREATION | 1 |
ALL OVER THE LOT | 1 |
ALL OVER TOWN | 1 |
ALL ROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 1 |
ALL ROUND THE HOUSE | 1 |
ALL THAT BOTHER | 1 |
ALL THAT ROUND-ABOUT WAY | 1 |
ALL THAT WAY | 1 |
ALL THAT WAY AROUND | 1 |
ALL THAT WAY ROUND | 1 |
ALL THE WAY | 1 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND GOLDDER’S KNOBS | 1 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND HIS ELBOW | 1 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND IT | 1 |
ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BARN | 1 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 1 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND ROBIN | 1 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BUSH | 1 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND ROBIN’S BARN | 1 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND THE BUSH | 1 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND THE POST | 1 |
ALL THE WAY ROUND THE SALAD BOWL | 1 |
ALL THIS WAY | 1 |
ALL WAY ROUND LINDAMOOD’S NEW GROUND | 1 |
ALL WAY ROUND THE BARN | 1 |
ALL WAY ROUND THE WORLD | 1 |
AND BEAT AROUND THE BUSH | 1 |
AND DO THAT THE HARD WAY | 1 |
AND TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE | 1 |
AROUND ABOUT THE BUSH | 1 |
AROUND ABOUT WAY | 1 |
AROUND BY WHITESIDE | 1 |
AROUND CHINA | 1 |
AROUND HIS ELBOW | 1 |
AROUND HIS ELBOW TO REACH HIS THUMB | 1 |
AROUND HIS THUMB | 1 |
AROUND IN CIRCLES | 1 |
AROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN AND IN THE BACK DOOR | 1 |
AROUND ROBIN’S BARN | 1 |
AROUND SO FAR | 1 |
AROUND SO MUCH | 1 |
AROUND THE BEND | 1 |
AROUND THE COUNTRY MILE | 1 |
AROUND THE ELBOW TO GET TO THE THUMB | 1 |
AROUND THE FENCE | 1 |
AROUND THE FOUR BASES | 1 |
AROUND THE HILL | 1 |
AROUND THE LONG WAY | 1 |
AROUND THE MOUNTAIN | 1 |
AROUND THE MULBERRY TREE | 1 |
AROUND THE ROSEY | 1 |
AT IT BALD-HEADED | 1 |
AT IT SO AWKWARDLY | 1 |
BACKWARD | 1 |
BACKWARDS | 1 |
BACKWARDS WAY | 1 |
BASS-ACKWARDS | 1 |
BE SO DEVIOUS | 1 |
BE SO ROUNDABOUT | 1 |
BE SO TECHNICAL | 1 |
BEAT AROUND BUSH | 1 |
BEAT AROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 1 |
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH ABOUT IT | 1 |
BEAT AROUND THE BUSHES | 1 |
BEATING THE DEVIL AROUND THE STUMP | 1 |
BEATING THE DEVIL ROUND THE BUSH | 1 |
BEHIND MY BACK | 1 |
BLUNDERING AROUND | 1 |
BY THE WAY OF THE NORTH | 1 |
BY WAY OF HIS ELBOW TO HIS MOUTH | 1 |
BY WAY OF NORDMONT | 1 |
BY WAY OF PANAMA CANAL | 1 |
CARELESS | 1 |
CATAWAMPUS | 1 |
CHASE HIS TAIL AROUND THE POST | 1 |
CLEAR AROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 1 |
CLEAR AROUND THE BLOCK | 1 |
CLEAR AROUND THE BUSHES AND COME IN THE BACK WAY | 1 |
CLEAR AROUND THE MUSHROOM | 1 |
CLEAR OUT AROUND IT | 1 |
COCKEYED | 1 |
DEVIOUS METHOD | 1 |
DO ALL THE UNNECESSARY TALKING | 1 |
EAST TO GO WEST | 1 |
FOOL AROUND | 1 |
FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU | 1 |
FROM ZIG TO ZAG | 1 |
FUSSING AROUND | 1 |
GALAVANTING | 1 |
GOOF IT UP | 1 |
HARD WAY AROUND | 1 |
HAYWIRE | 1 |
HIT ALL AROUND IT | 1 |
HORSE-END TO | 1 |
IN A ROUNDABOUT FASHION | 1 |
IN SUCH A SLAPHAZARD WAY | 1 |
IN THAT ROUNDABOUT WAY | 1 |
IN THE BACK DOOR | 1 |
INTO SUCH DETAIL | 1 |
LEFTHANDED | 1 |
MAKE SO MUCH WORK FOR HIMSELF | 1 |
MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT | 1 |
MESS IT ALL UP | 1 |
MESS THINGS UP | 1 |
MOISHE KAPOYR | 1 |
NH | 1 |
OFF AT A TANGENT | 1 |
ON HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 1 |
OVERBOARD | 1 |
PALAVER OVER THAT | 1 |
ROB PETE TO PAY PAUL | 1 |
ROUND ABOUT ABOUT IT | 1 |
ROUND ABOUT IT | 1 |
ROUND ABOUT MRS. SMITH’S BARN | 1 |
ROUND ABOUT THE BUSH | 1 |
ROUND AND ABOUT THE BUSH | 1 |
ROUND AND ROUND | 1 |
ROUND HELL’S HALF ACRE | 1 |
ROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS HAND | 1 |
ROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS MOUTH | 1 |
ROUND HIS ELBOW TO GET TO HIS THUMBS | 1 |
ROUND HIS FIST TO GET TO HIS THUMB | 1 |
ROUND IN A CIRCLE | 1 |
ROUND IN CIRCLES | 1 |
ROUND JOSH’S BARN | 1 |
ROUND NELLIE’S BARN | 1 |
ROUND THE BEND | 1 |
ROUND THE CORNER | 1 |
ROUND THE DEVIL’S ELBOW | 1 |
ROUND THE HOUSE | 1 |
ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 1 |
ROUNDABOUT | 1 |
RUN ALL AROUND IT | 1 |
SHIFTLESS | 1 |
SIXES AND SEVENS | 1 |
SO FAR AFIELD | 1 |
SO IN AND OUT | 1 |
SO INDIRECTLY | 1 |
STRAIGHT OUT | 1 |
SUCH A HASSLE | 1 |
SUCH A ROUNDABOUT ROUTE | 1 |
TAKE A CIRCUITOUS ROUTE | 1 |
TAKE A ROUNDABOUT WAY | 1 |
TAKE THE HARD WAY | 1 |
TAKE THE LONG WAY | 1 |
TAKING UP ALL THAT TIME | 1 |
THAT CRAZY WAY | 1 |
THAT FAR | 1 |
THE HARD WAY | 1 |
THE LONG WAY | 1 |
THE LONG WAY AROUND | 1 |
THE LONG WAY ROUND | 1 |
THIS WAY | 1 |
THIS WAY ROUND ROBIN HOOD’S BARN | 1 |
THROUGH ALL OF THAT | 1 |
THROUGH ALL OF THIS | 1 |
THROUGH ALL THAT RIGAMAROLE | 1 |
THROUGH ALL THE RIGAMAROLE | 1 |
THROUGH ALL THE TROUBLE | 1 |
THROUGH ALL THOSE CIRCLES | 1 |
THROUGH CHINA TO GET TO NEW YORK | 1 |
THROUGH SO MANY MANEUVERS | 1 |
THROUGH THAT RIGAMAROLE | 1 |
THROUGH THAT RUBE GOLDBERG CONTRAPTION | 1 |
TO ALL THAT EFFORT | 1 |
TO ALL THAT FUSS | 1 |
TO ALL THAT MESS | 1 |
TO ALL THAT RIGAMAROLE | 1 |
TO ALL THAT TROUBLE FOR | 1 |
TO ALL THAT WORK | 1 |
TO ALL THE BOTHER | 1 |
TO ALL THE WORK | 1 |
TO ALL THIS FUSS | 1 |
TO AN EXTREME | 1 |
TO BE IN SUCH A FLIP | 1 |
TO BE SO DEVIOUS | 1 |
TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH TO DO THAT | 1 |
TO BEAT THE BRUSH | 1 |
TO CHINA | 1 |
TO DO SUCH A SIMPLE THING IN SUCH A COMPLICATED WAY | 1 |
TO EXTREMES | 1 |
TO HELL AND BACK | 1 |
TO NEW YORK BY WAY OF CALIFORNIA | 1 |
TO NEW YORK BY WAY OF NEW JERSEY | 1 |
TO SO MUCH DETAIL | 1 |
TO SO MUCH EFFORT | 1 |
TO SUCH BOTHER | 1 |
TO SUCH EFFORT | 1 |
TO SUCH PAINS | 1 |
TO SUCH TROUBLE | 1 |
TO THAT LENGTH | 1 |
TO THAT MUCH TROUBLE | 1 |
TO THAT PAINS | 1 |
TO THE EXTREME | 1 |
TO TOWN | 1 |
WAY AROUND THE BUSH | 1 |
WAY OUT OF HIS WAY | 1 |
WAY ROUND | 1 |
WAY ROUND THE BARN | 1 |
WAY ROUND THE BUSH | 1 |
WAY ROUND THE FENCE | 1 |
WHIP THE DEVIL AROUND THE STUMP | 1 |
WITH HIM IT’S ALWAYS WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS | 1 |
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