/ˈiɾse poɾ las ˈramas/ lit. ‘go off along the branches’
Spanish idiom, everyday. To avoid saying the important thing directly.
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How do people use Irse por las ramas
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Everyday Spanish, used for someone who talks around a subject or wanders off it. It’s very common as an impatient command: “no te andes por las ramas” or “no te vayas por las ramas” (don’t beat around the bush), often followed by “ve al grano” (get to the point). Both “irse” and “andarse” are reflexive, so the pronoun has to match the person.
Also said andarse por las ramas, andar por las ramas
Irse por las ramas
in real sentences
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Le gusta irse por las ramas.
He likes to beat around the bush.
Tatoeba, sentence by cueyayotl, translation by Catriona, CC BY 2.0 FR
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No te andes por las ramas.
Don’t beat around the bush.
Tatoeba, sentence by Seael, translation by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does Irse por las ramas
come from?
No origin is recorded. The picture is a tree: the trunk is the main point, and the talker heads off along the branches instead. English Wiktionary cites the Real Academia dictionary for the form “andarse alguien por las ramas”, but gives no date.
Mistakes learners make with Irse por las ramas
Dropping the reflexive pronoun: “no vayas por las ramas” sounds wrong. It has to be “no te vayas por las ramas”.
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