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- all around Robin Hood's barn
all around Robin Hood's barn
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Fergus | | FUR-gəs (English) | Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology |
Theodoric | | thee-AHD-ə-rik (English) | History |
Thulile | | - | Southern African, Zulu |
BÉBhionn | | BAY-vin, BE-veen | Irish |
Willemina | | vil-lə-MEE-nah, wil-lə-MEE-nah | Dutch |
Cassiopeia | | ka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |