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
Marcelino	mahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Sofiya	sah-FEE-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Candi	KAN-dee	English
Orsola	OR-so-lah	Italian
ŞEhrazat	-	Turkish
Afanen	a-VAN-en	Welsh (Rare)