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
Mitre	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Abd Al-Aziz	-	Arabic
Leofwine	-	Anglo-Saxon
Jacques	[ʒa:k]
Joanna	jo-AN-ə (English), yaw-AHN-nah (Polish)	English, Polish, Biblical
HrÓArr	-	Ancient Scandinavian