奥おく歯ばに物ものが挟はさまる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

beat around the bush; not speak frankly; talk in a roundabout way

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'something is stuck between the back teeth,' used when someone is evasive or not speaking directly.

• 彼かれは奥おく歯ばに物ものが挟はさまったような言いい方かたをした。

  He spoke as if he had something stuck in his back teeth (i.e., he beat around the bush).

• 奥おく歯ばに物ものが挟はさまるような話はなし方かたはやめて、はっきり言いってください。

  Stop beating around the bush and say it clearly.