dilly-dally
61linger — v 1. loiter, tarry, stay, wait, remain, Sl. hang around, Sl. stick around; continue, persist, stay on, endure, abide, persevere, hang on. 2. dawdle, delay, lag, procrastinate, put off, dally, shirk, Sl. goof off. 3. loll, idle, Inf. lallygag,… …
62lounge — v 1. idle, pass time idly, trifle, potter, fiddle, piddle, Inf. fiddle faddle; dally, dilly dally, Inf. lallygag; daydream, shilly shally, procrastinate. 2. loll, Brit. Dial. lollop, rest, lie on; lie around, recline on, lean on, repose on;… …
63dabble — [v] play at; tinker amuse oneself with, be amateur, dally, dilly dally*, fiddle with*, flirt with*, horse around*, idle, kid around*, mess around*, monkey*, monkey around*, muck around*, not be serious*, play, play around*, play games with, toy… …
64dawdle — [v] delay; waste time amble, bum around*, dally, diddle daddle*, dilly dally*, drag, fool around*, fritter away*, get no place fast*, goof off*, hang around*, hang out*, idle, lag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, mosey*, poke*,… …
65mosey — [v] saunter amble, dally, dilly dally, drift, linger, loiter, meander, mope*, move slowly, ramble, stroll along, take a stroll, take it easy, traipse, walk slowly; concept 151 …
66trifle — [n1] novelty item bagatelle, bauble, bibelot, curio, gewgaw*, knickknack, nothing*, novelty, objet d’art, plaything, toy, trinket, triviality, whatnot*; concept 446 trifle [n2] very small amout bit, dash, diddly*, drop, eyelash*, fly speck*,… …
67drop back/behind — FALL BACK/BEHIND, get left behind, lag behind; straggle, linger, dawdle, dally, hang back, loiter, bring/take up the rear; informal dilly dally. → drop * * * fall back or get left behind the colt was struggling to stay with the …
68take one's time — GO SLOWLY, dally, dawdle, delay, linger, drag one s feet, waste time, kill time; informal dilly dally; archaic tarry. → take * * * phrasal or take one s own time : to be leisurely about doing something * * * …
69dil|ly|dal|ly — dil|ly dal|ly or dil|ly|dal|ly «DIHL ee DAL ee», intransitive verb, lied, ly|ing. to waste time; loiter; trifle: »There is no time to dilly dally in our work (Robert Louis Stevenson). ╂[varied reduplication of …
70dil|ly-dal|ly — or dil|ly|dal|ly «DIHL ee DAL ee», intransitive verb, lied, ly|ing. to waste time; loiter; trifle: »There is no time to dilly dally in our work (Robert Louis Stevenson). ╂[varied reduplication of …
