拐弯抹角（拐彎抹角）　

◎ 拐弯抹角 guǎiwān-mòjiǎo

(1) [equivocate;beat about around the bush;speak indirectly;talk in a roundabout way]∶语言不便直说,以比喻、暗示或正言反说等方式表达

她先是说了一大堆客套话,然后就拐弯抹角地说了起来,我终于慢慢地听出她的来意了

(2) [go ahead along a winding path]∶道路弯来弯去,方向转变非常多,用以形容随路线的曲折前进