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
VernVURNEnglish
Eugenius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ambrosioahm-BRO-syoSpanish
Flanagan-English (Rare)
Gracia['greiʃiə]
FrĪDrihs-Latvian