别绕灌木丛了，鸟早飞了 BUSH

beat around the bush：绕着灌木丛打转 → 说话拐弯抹角，不敢直说；  a bird in the bush：灌木丛里的鸟 → 不切实际的幻想（对比 “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”）；  beat the bush for someone/something：敲打灌木 → 四处搜寻；  one beats the bush, and another catches the bird：一人惊鸟，他人捕获 → 为人作嫁，白忙一场；  bush telegraph：灌木电报 → 小道消息、口耳相传的谣言网络；  go bush：遁入荒野 → 隐居乡间，或突然失踪；  bush lawyer：灌木律师 → 自以为懂法的杠精；