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
ZinniaZIN-ee-əEnglish (Rare)
Agrippina-Ancient Roman
Rodger['rɔdʒə]
Hildur-Icelandic, Norwegian
Sudhir-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
Osanne-French (Rare)