旁敲侧击: attack by innuendo; approach a subject without coming straight to the point; beat about [around] the bush; by means of devious questioning; by-stroke; fool round the stump; in a roundabout
转弯抹角: 1.(路弯弯曲曲) full of twists and turns 短语和例子从山坡上转弯抹角地溜下来 slip down the slope in a rapid zigzag; 转弯抹角地走 take a tortuous route2.(说话、写文章绕圈子) beat about the bush; in a roundabout way; in a devious