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shilly-shally
▪ I. shilly-shally, advb. phr., a., n. (ˈʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ) [At first written shill I, shall I, altered form of shall I, shall I: see shall v. B. 7 a (d). For the vowel-alteration cf. dilly-dally, wishy-washy.] A. advb. phr. to stand shill I, shall I: to vacillate, to be irresolute or undecided. Also to go ... Oxford English Dictionary
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shilly-shally
shilly-shally/ˈʃɪlɪ ʃælɪ; `ʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ/ v(pt, pp -shallied) [I](infml derog 口, 贬) be unable to make up one's mind; be undecided; hesitate 犹豫不决; 踌躇; 优柔寡断 If you keep shilly-shallying like this we'll be late. 要是你老这样举棋不定, 我们就来不及了. 牛津英汉双解词典
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John Hollingshead
This was followed by such works as Shilly-Shally (1872) by Anthony Trollope and Charles Reade; Antony and Cleopatra (1873); and The Battle of Life, (based wikipedia.org
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shiffle-shuffle
shiffle-shuffle rare. [Formed by reduplication from shuffle. Cf. shilly-shally.] An attempted shuffle or evasion.a 1871 De Morgan Budget Parad. (1872) 271 Two or three additional shiffle-shuffles towards defence of saying the Athanasian curse in church and unsaying it out of church, are hardly notic... Oxford English Dictionary
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Willy-nilly (idiom)
archaic definition of the idiom that pertained to indecisiveness appeared in Sir Walter Besant's novel The Orange Girl in 1898; "Let us have no more shilly shally, willy nilly talk", which later spawned the term 'shilly-shally'. wikipedia.org
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Janusz Gajos
Interrogation, as Major UB "Kapielowy" Zawada (1981) Z dalekiego kraju Man of Iron (1981) Man of Iron, as Committee vice-chairman Wahadełko (1981) Shilly-Shally wikipedia.org
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dilly-dally
▪ I. dilly-dally, v. (ˈdɪlɪˈdælɪ) [A varied reduplication of dally v., with the same alternation as in zig-zag, shilly-shally, etc., expressing see-saw action.] intr. To act with trifling vacillation or indecision; to go on dallying with a thing without advancing; to loiter in vacillation, to trifle... Oxford English Dictionary
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I Love Your Lifestyle
Love Your Lifestyle (2013) I Was a Loser in School (2015) Singles My Yard (2015) Jazz Nights (2015) Touch / Fire (2017) 23 (2019) Dreamy Dreams (2019) Shilly-Shally wikipedia.org
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bingle-bangle
bingle-bangle, a. dial. (ˈbɪŋg(ə)lˈbæŋg(ə)l) [A reduplicate formation from bangle v.] Fickle, vacillating, irresolute; cf. shilly-shally.1825 R. Ward Tremaine II. xxvi. 234 He is but a bingle bangle man..no good will come on him. Oxford English Dictionary
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Ralph the Heir
Adaptations Charles Reade adapted the plot of Ralph the Heir for the stage under the name Shilly-Shally. wikipedia.org
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Jonathan Miller (abolitionist)
Ann Phillips told her husband Wendell not to "shilly-shally" when discussing the issue and Miller set forth his point of view. wikipedia.org
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shackling
shackling, ppl. a. (ˈʃæklɪŋ) [f. shackle v.2 + -ing2. In sense 2 perh. influenced by ramshackle.] 1. Loafing, dissipated.1788 Parr Let. Burney 16 Feb., Wks. (1828) VII. 407 And upon this account I call him a shuffling, shilly-shally, shackling fellow. 1889 D. E. Hurst Horsham (ed. 2) 267, I carn't e... Oxford English Dictionary
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A Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins song)
Shally" "Something's Brewing" "Bring It On Back" Cassette single "A Girl Like You" – 3:59 "If You Could Love Me" (acoustic version) CD maxi " A Girl Like You" "If You Could Love Me" (acoustic version) "Don't Shilly Shally" (spotter's 86 demo version) "You're on Your Own" Charts Weekly wikipedia.org
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whittie-whattie
whittie-whattie, n. Sc. and north. dial. (ˈhwɪtɪhwɒtɪ) Also 7 whytie whatie, 8 whity-whaty, 9 whittee-whattee. [Reduplicated ? on what int. pron.] Vague or undecided talk or statement; indecision, shilly-shallying; a frivolous excuse. So whittie-whattie v. intr., to be undecided, to shilly-shally; a... Oxford English Dictionary
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Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel
overwhelming force, To march down to Richmond by the Valley, But he couldn't find the road, and his "onward movement" showed His campaigning was a mere shilly-shally wikipedia.org
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