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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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