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What does “Irse por las ramas” mean?

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Irse por las ramas

Word for word

To go off along the branches

What it really means

To ramble, to talk about everything except the point. It usually comes with the request «ve al grano», meaning get to the point.

How we say it in English

To beat about the bush

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