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    Er redet immer um den heißen Brei herum.

    Grammar & Usage

    idiom / fixed expression
    informal

    How it works

    This sentence uses the idiomatic separable verb construction 'um den heißen Brei herumreden'. The preposition 'um' requires the accusative case, taking the masculine singular noun phrase 'den heißen Brei'. In this main clause present tense structure, the finite verb 'redet' occupies the second position, while the separable particle 'herum' is placed at the end.

    Sample sentences

    Hör auf, um den heißen Brei herumzureden, und sag mir endlich die Wahrheit.

    Stop beating around the bush and finally tell me the truth.

    Wir müssen nicht lange um den heißen Brei herumreden: Das Projekt ist gescheitert.

    We don't need to beat around the bush: the project has failed.

    Anstatt direkt zur Sache zu kommen, redete die Sprecherin nur um den heißen Brei herum.

    Instead of getting straight to the point, the spokeswoman just beat around the bush.

    Quick facts

    base_idiom:um den heißen Brei herumreden
    case_governed:accusative (den heißen Brei)
    literal_meaning:to talk around the hot porridge

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    Example

    Hör auf, um den heißen Brei herumzureden, und sag mir endlich die Wahrheit.

    Stop beating around the bush and finally tell me the truth.

    Wir müssen nicht lange um den heißen Brei herumreden: Das Projekt ist gescheitert.

    We don't need to beat around the bush: the project has failed.

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