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shilly-shally
verb
to be undecided; to hesitate UK, 1782
Rarely heard in the US, but understood in context.- We are both young, both well formed, both intelligent. Why shilly-shally? Give me a kiss. — Max Shulman, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, 1951
- No tan, crisp-ironed shirt, economical manner – no shilly-shallying around, no digressions, no waste, friendly, bright. — Eve Babitz, Eve’s Hollywood, p. 207, 1974
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