APAD: Shilly-shally

Meaning:

To 'shilly-shally' is to be indecisive and vacillating.

 

'Shilly-shally' is a colloquial way of saying 'Shall I? Shall I not?'

 

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One can shilly-shally for a long time before finally grasping the nettle.

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• shilly-shally . 犹豫不决. 学会了：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:07:56

• Love to learn all these "reduplicated" phrases. Cheers! -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:24:08

• reduplicated这个词用得好！ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 20:38:31

• another "to do or not to do" and life is full of them ;-) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:13:18

• thx 4 sharing! -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:13:46

• sometimes, procrastination is justified :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:26:19

• Love the last sentence.Two APADs. Tks 4 sharing the new 1. -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:29:16

• I tried to collect this kind of Xpressions, i.e. hotch-potch -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:33:24

• I love them too but for me they are hard to retain. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:37:52

• hotch-potch sounds like 东北乱炖 :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 09:53:09

• My exmanager's last name is Shelley, He's not Shilly-Shally, -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 10:22:21

• but the opposite, made a lot bold not wise movements -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 10:23:42

• "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 10:36:19

• Managers seem to be driven by the same fear&greed. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 10:38:35

• Wishy washy has a similar meaning -甜虫虫- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 16:48:22

• Right. And "wishy washy" sounds more out of habit/character. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2024 postreply 17:04:39

• 五心不定 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 14:01:26