■ verb ( dilly-dallies , ~ing , dilly-dallied ) informal dawdle or vacillate.
Origin
C17: reduplication of dally .
DILLY-DALLY
Meaning of DILLY-DALLY in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
■ verb ( dilly-dallies , ~ing , dilly-dallied ) informal dawdle or vacillate.
Origin
C17: reduplication of dally .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004