talk in circles



talk in circles

Fig. to talk in a confusing or roundabout manner. I couldn't understand a thing he said. All he did was talk in circles. We argued for a long time and finally decided that we were talking in circles.
See also: circle, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pollard['pɔləd]
Chinyelu-Western African, Igbo
Raimundo-Spanish, Portuguese
Baharbah-HAHR (Turkish)Persian, Turkish
HwanhwahnKorean
MaarjaMAH:RR-yahEstonian