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
Mega	ME-gah	Indonesian
Radoslava	rah-dah-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Hadya	-	Arabic
Primrose	PRIM-roz	English (Rare)
Martino	mahr-TEE-no	Italian
Jost	-	German