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
Erato-Greek Mythology
AurÉLieo-re-LEEFrench
BenjamÍNben-khah-MEEN (Spanish)Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Icelandic
Arrats-Basque
Godgifu-Anglo-Saxon
Varfolomey-Russian (Rare)