dally with

dally with (one)

To flirt with one. Oh, don't pay any attention to Nick—he dallies with every girl that comes into the store.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dally with someone

to flirt with someone; to waste time with someone of the opposite sex. (Old.) Sam is dallying with that Johnson girl again. Stop dallying with her and get back to your studies!
See also: dally
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • dally with (one)
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • #dead
  • other than
  • other than (something)
References in periodicals archive
ECHO reader Michael Dally with his dad, Paul, mum, Julie and nan, Aggie Johnson
HAPPY TIME Nita Dally with newborn daughter Fiona in 1965.; SO PROUD Nita with daughter Fiona and grand-daughter Sian.
A man blinded by fate, overcoming enormous odds to become heroic, wielding power sometimes in Draconian fashion, then falling victim to a siren who must have cotton wool for brains if she thought she could dally with a great man and then go home to play happy families.
Ending the first act was the New York premiere of Noche, a decidedly abstract postmodern dance choreographed by Dally with video design by Dennis Diamond.
It was a day that Picasso chose to dally with nine friends, some old and some new, in the cafes of Montparnasse.
TASTY: Longmoor pupils Meghan Willis and Katie Whearty helped judge the food MASTER CHEF: Winner Julie Dally with competitors Anne Capeling and Dawn Lewis and judges Suzanne Halsall, Brian Heron, Meghan Willis and Katie Whearty Picture: GAVIN TRAFFORD