shilly and shally
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shilly and shally (third-person singular simple present shillies and shallies, present participle shillying and shallying, simple past and past participle shillied and shallied)
- Alternative spelling of shilly-shally
- 2007, Vivek Iyer, Samlee's Daughter, page 79:
- Mummy shillied and shallied
- 1873, Dr. Kenealy's statement, July 30, the Tichborne trial [1]
- We know how they dillied and they dallied and they shillied and they shallied until after her death