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- adverb idiomatic the long way around; a
roundabout orcircuitous route - adverb idiomatic all over the place
Etymologies
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Reference to Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw, whose barn was simply the fields and pastures surrounding Sherwood forest, his home. “Around Robin Hood’s barn” simply means all around the countryside, all through the fields and pastures.
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