dally over (something)
dally over (something)
To waste time rather than work diligently on something. If you keep dallying over this book report, you'll be up all night!
See also: dally, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dally over something
to waste time or take too long doing something. Don't dally over your food. Eat your dinner. I wish you wouldn't dally over your homework.
See also: dally, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- dally over
- dally
- dawdle over
- dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something)
- dilly-dally with
- hard at
- hard at (something)
- hard at it
- play around with someone
- labor for (someone or something)