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
Forrest	['fɔ:rist]
Karoliina	KAH-ro-lee:-nah	Finnish
Ani	-	Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Spanish
Raeburn	RAY-bərn	English (Rare)
Masaru	mah-sah-ṙoo	Japanese
Varlaam	-	Russian