Stop 'beating around the bush' and tell me why you're here.
The 'bushes' [='shrubs'] in my yard need to be trimmed.
She recently spent several weeks in 'the bush'.
(..) herself to tell you today. I mean, she couldn't tell me, either, really. I mean, there was a lot of hemming and hawing... ...and beating around the bush... Okay, what...? Tell us what? Well... There was a lot of... ...business phraseology being tossed around. (..)2009 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Peekaboo Season: 2 Episode 6