go around Robin Hood's barn

To take a long, indirect route. A: "What took you guys so long to get here?" B: "Well, rather than just going through town, our esteemed driver went around Robin Hood's barn instead!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Medusa	mə-DOO-sə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Izrail	-	Judeo-Christian Legend
Khayriyya	-	Arabic
Abigayle	AB-i-gayl	English (Modern)
Marcia	['ma:sjə]
Zvezdana	ZVEZ-dah-nah (Serbian)	Serbian, Slovene