Or " to beat around the bush" , to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point.

或者“拐弯抹角”，指谈了很久都没有说到重点。

" To beat around the bush" is always a bad thing.

“拐弯抹角”总是一件坏事。

Well, Sheldon, uh, you don't need to beat around the bush.

谢尔顿 你不用这么拐弯抹角。

I know. In English, when you tell someone not to 'beat around the bush' you're telling them to stop avoiding saying things directly.

我知道。在英语中，当你跟别人说不要beat around the bush时，意思是你让他们不要再拐弯抹角了。

I don’t want to beat around the bush so I’m just gonna come out with it. We are going to have to let you go.

我就直接说了，不拐弯抹角。我们决定辞退你。