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
Pierson['piəsn]
Newman['nju:mən]
Gunnhildur-Icelandic
FranFRAN (English)Spanish, English, Croatian, Slovene
Eleutherios-Late Greek
JoannJON, jo-ANEnglish