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词组 hum and haw
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Idiom
hum and haw
mainly British, American & Australian to take a long time to say something and speak in a way that is not clear, in order to avoid giving an answer.
He hemmed and hawed and finally admitted taking the money.
idiomhum and haw BrEBrEhem and haw AmEto keep pausing before you speak because you do not want to say something unpleasant or upsetting, or to take a long time to make a decision about something :We knew it must be bad news because Jane kept hemming and hawing and changing the subject.We might have made a better decision, but at least there was no humming and hawing, no referring the matter to superiors and wasting valuable time.

hum and haw

To speak in an evasive, vague, roundabout way in order to avoid responding to a question or making a definite statement. The phrase comes from the common filler words often used by habit or when one is deciding what to say. Primarily heard in UK. How much longer do we have to hear this guy hum and haw? I wish they would get on with the debate.

hum and haw (or ha)

hesitate; be indecisive. British
The word hum has been used as an inarticulate syllable in hesitant speech since Chaucer; ha appears in a similar role from the early 17th century.
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