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Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what is expected out of me.

  1. A
    revealing a secret to everyone
  2. B
    misunderstanding the situation
  3. C
    avoiding to talk about the issue
  4. D
    getting the conversation going

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The idiom beating around the bush means to delay or avoid talking about the main or most important point/issue directly. Therefore, the correct substitution is avoiding to talk about the issue.

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Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what is expected out of me.
A
revealing a secret to everyone
B
misunderstanding the situation
C
avoiding to talk about the issue
D
getting the conversation going

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