| 单词 | quit stalling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquit stalling b. intransitive. To prevaricate; to be evasive. Also, to play for time or temporize. Frequently in U.S. colloquial phrase quit stalling (usually imperative). Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)] > play for time temporize1579 to gain time1720 to play for time1883 stall1903 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > be cunning or act cunningly [verb (intransitive)] > be evasive shift1580 shuffle1602 to shuffle up and down1633 stall1903 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 23 [If] Big Kennedy shows up to stall ag'inst you, why I should say [etc.]. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August ix. 202 ‘Quit stalling,’ the stranger said. ‘If you croaked the guy, say so.’ 1934 D. Runyon in Collier's 24 Nov. 52/2 All she can think of..is to stall for time. 1953 J. Hilton Time & Time Again iii. 220 He was stalling for time. 1959 F. Hobson Death on Back-bench viii. 101 Just quit stalling..and come clean. 1969 Listener 9 Jan. 41/2 Suppose Mr Ransom suddenly seized Miss Gold and flung her down on the office table with a snarl of ‘Quit stalling,’ like one of her favourite film actors. 1980 S. Naipaul Black & White i. iii. 34 For more than a year the Guyanese courts had been stalling on the custody suit his parents had brought. < as lemmas |
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