旁敲侧击的英语:attack by innuendo; approach a subject without coming straight to the point; beat about [around] the bush; by means of devious questioning; by-stroke; fool round the stump; in a roundabout...
旁敲侧击的法语:frapper de côté et attaquer de biais;s'exprimer à mots couverts;faire allusion à;attaquer par allusion