| roundabout | adj berbelit-belit: a ~ route going to the city, jalan yg berbelit-belit ke kota itu; a ~ way of solving the problem, cara yg berbelit-belit utk menyelesaikan masalah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mealy-mouthed | adj (derog) bercakap berbelit-belit: a ~ politician, ahli politik yg bercakap berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tortuous | 2. convoluted, not direct, berbelit-belit: the writer’s ~ style makes understanding difficult, gaya penulisan pengarang yg berbelit-belit itu membuat karyanya sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| talk | ~ round st, bercakap berbelit-belit ttg sst: stop ~ing round and round the subject Jeeves, what is it you really want?, jangan cakap berbelit-belit Jeeves, apa sebenarnya yg kamu mahu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| circumlocution | n the use of many words to express an idea, bahasa yg berbelit-belit: he indulges in ~ in most of his writings, dia menggunakan bahasa yg berbelit-belit dlm kebanyakan tulisannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| convoluted | adj 1. berlingkar: a ~ ram’s horn, tanduk biri-biri jantan yg berlingkar; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit: ~ arguments, hujah yg berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| convolution | n 1. perlingkaran: the ~s of the brain, perlingkaran otak; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit: I cannot follow the ~s of his reasoning, saya tdk dapat mengikut taakulannya yg berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| circuitous | adj 1. berpusing-pusing: they took a ~ route to avoid the traffic, mereka mengambil jalan yg berpusing-pusing utk mengelak drpd lalu lintas; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit, berpusing-pusing: ~ in speech, bercakap berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bush | beat (about, around) the ~, bercakap berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beat | ~ /about, around/ the bush, bercakap berbelit-belit; ~ a path (through st) merintis jalan (meredah sst); ~ a retreat, run away, berlari tergopoh-gopoh: when they saw the headmaster they ~ a hasty retreat, apabila ternampak saja guru besar, mereka berlari tergopoh-gopoh; ~ it, (sl) pergi; ~ o’s brains (out) /memeras, memerah/ otak; ~ o’s breast, /menebah, menampar-nampar, memukul-mukul/ dada; ~ so. hollow, mengalahkan sso dgn teruk; ~ so’s brains out, (sl) memukul sso sehingga pecah kepala; ~ time, mengikut /rentak, irama/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |