dilly-dally with

dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something)

To waste time with someone or something. You spent so much time dilly-dallying with your friends that now you'll be up all night writing that paper.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dilly-dally (around) with someone or something

to waste time frivolously with someone or something. Stop dilly dallying around with your friends. He is always dilly-dallying around with his work.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

any time
anytime
ahead of (someone's or something's) time
ahead of your/its time
at all hours
at all hours (of the day and night)
any time means no time
an open invitation
a whole other ball of wax
(it's) (a)bout time

References in periodicals archive

"Knut is ready to sit with TSC and discuss how to fully implement the orders of the court with regard to promotion of teachers, redeployment of union officials who had been transferred to schools outside their branches, and all the other issues as directed by the judge," said Mr Sossion.He said the commission should not dilly-dally with the implementation but endeavour to set up the meeting.

Knut seeks meeting with teachers' employer

After dilly-dally with information, concerning Botswana's 400 metre runner, Lydia Jele doping saga, Botswana National Olympic Committee(BNOC) has finally admitted that the athletes was provisional suspended.

Lydia Jele provisional suspended

ANNA Friel doesn't dilly-dally with that old three-date rule.

24/7: INSTANT FLAME

词组	dilly-dally with
释义	dilly-dally with dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something) To waste time with someone or something. You spent so much time dilly-dallying with your friends that now you'll be up all night writing that paper. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dilly-dally (around) with someone or something to waste time frivolously with someone or something. Stop dilly dallying around with your friends. He is always dilly-dallying around with his work. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: any time anytime ahead of (someone's or something's) time ahead of your/its time at all hours at all hours (of the day and night) any time means no time an open invitation a whole other ball of wax (it's) (a)bout time References in periodicals archive "Knut is ready to sit with TSC and discuss how to fully implement the orders of the court with regard to promotion of teachers, redeployment of union officials who had been transferred to schools outside their branches, and all the other issues as directed by the judge," said Mr Sossion.He said the commission should not dilly-dally with the implementation but endeavour to set up the meeting. Knut seeks meeting with teachers' employer After dilly-dally with information, concerning Botswana's 400 metre runner, Lydia Jele doping saga, Botswana National Olympic Committee(BNOC) has finally admitted that the athletes was provisional suspended. Lydia Jele provisional suspended ANNA Friel doesn't dilly-dally with that old three-date rule. 24/7: INSTANT FLAME
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