talk/speak in riddlesto say things in a mysterious way that other people cannot understand 打哑谜〔指说话让人难以理解〕 Stop talking in riddles and explain what’s going on! 别打哑谜了,说说是怎么回事!
talk/speak in riddles• When Tweedledum and Tweedledee talk to Alice they are almost talking in riddles.• She is described by the Argive elders as speaking in riddles because they fail to understand her predictions.• She talked in comparisons, she spoke in riddles.• She wished people wouldn't talk in riddles.
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