English Explanatory Dictionary

around Robin Hood's barn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. the long way around; a roundabout or circuitous route
  2. all over the place

Pronunciation

en-au-around Robin Hood's barn.ogg

Word forms

around Robin Hood's barn

Etymology

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.

Related words

all over hell's half acre all the way to Egery and back the long way around the barn
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