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- verb Alternative spelling of
dilly-dally .
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Examples
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I don't ever remember not hearing 'dillydally' from my mother and grandmothers my entire life.
The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010
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And "dillydally" is underused, as is "hornswaggle" and anything referring to swinging dead cats.
The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010
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After all, each day and week that go by we lose market share to foreign competitors whose governments don't dillydally on negotiating access to overseas markets.
Right Turn: Didn't Obama pledge to complete 3 free-trade deals? 2011
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After all, each day and week that go by we lose market share to foreign competitors whose governments don't dillydally on negotiating access to overseas markets.
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Moreover, rather than dillydally by trying to get everything perfect the first time out, the SEC sensibly created a pilot project that initially targets the all-important S&P 500 stocks and then relies upon market experience to guide the follow-on expansion to more securities.
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But the newest version of candidate McCain does not dillydally, soft-pedal or claim to live outside politics-as-usual.
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"He said he couldn't dillydally any longer," Llewellyn told NEWSWEEK.
Powell On The Brink 2008
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The boy slipped and whimpered, rubbing his knee, and Ben tried to catch his breath, and only for a second, because they should never dillydally.
Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007
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I don't dillydally, explore needlessly, or take any big chances.
Saved by the Bell 2006
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I don't dillydally, explore needlessly, or take any big chances.
Saved by the Bell 2006
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