all around Robin Hood's barn

going somewhere by an indirect route; going way out of the way [to get somewhere]; by a long and circuitous route. We had to go all around Robin Hood's barn to get to the little town.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maqsood	-	Arabic, Urdu
Myeong-Suk	myung-sook	Korean
Sixtus	-	Late Roman
Arienne	-	English (Rare)
Judita	-	Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak
Ratimir	-	Croatian, Medieval Slavic