shilly-shally
shil·ly-shal·ly / ˈshilē ˌshalē/ • v. (-lies, -lied) [intr.] fail to act resolutely or decisively: the government shilly-shallied about the matter.• n. indecisive behavior.DERIVATIVES: shil·ly-shal·ly·er / ˌshalēər/ (also -shal·li·er) n.
shilly-shally
shilly-shally fail to act resolutely or decisively; originally from a reduplication, shill I, shall I, as used in Congreve's Way of the World (1700).
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