SHILLY-SHALLY


Meaning of SHILLY-SHALLY in English

(shilly-shallies, ~ing, shilly-shallied)

If you say that someone is ~ing, you disapprove of the fact that they are hesitating when they should make a decision. (INFORMAL)

It’s time for Brooke to stop ~ing.

= dither

VERB: usu cont, V disapproval

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .