拐弯抹角

He made oblique references to her lack of experience.

他拐弯角地说她缺乏经验。

He made an oblique reference to his work.

他拐弯角地提到了他的工作。

I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.

我给一些无名杂志写一些拐弯角的文章。

Never mind the tortuous explanation; tell me in plain English, are you coming or not?

别拐弯角地解释了, 直率地告诉我, 你来不来?

There is no sense in beating around the bush.

拐弯角说话没有意义。

Russians are robust and avoid circumlocution.

俄罗斯人很坚定，说话不拐弯角。

She's angling for a compliments.

她拐弯角地想受到夸奖。