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词组 mealymouthed
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Idiom
mealymouthed
Theme: FRANKNESS - LACKING
not frank or direct; too shy to speak directly. (Informal.)
Jane is too mealymouthed to tell Frank she dislikes him. She just avoids him.Don’t be so mealymouthed. It's better to speak plainly.
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mealy-mouthed

Hesitant or unwilling to state something bluntly and directly when speaking, especially facts or opinions that are considered divisive or controversial. Everyone keeps having these mealy-mouthed conversations about crime in poor areas of the city, unwilling to talk about the scumbags who are to blame.
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