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
Cecil	['sesl]
Sandeep	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil
Sirvart	-	Armenian
Ayo	-	Western African, Yoruba
GÖRan	YUUR-ahn	Swedish
Asplen	['æsplən]