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'Beat around the bush' means

AAvoid the main point
BHit a real bush
CWalk through a forest
DAddress things directly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Avoid the main point
1. Idiom: failing to come to the point. 2. Comes from hunting where bushes were beaten to flush prey. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Idioms and Phrases PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common idioms_
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