APAD: Shilly-shally

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Meaning:

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

 

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

 

- www.phrases.org.uk [edited]

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