be slapdash ⇒ 他工作总拖泥带水。 Tā gōngzuò zǒng tuō ní dài shuǐ. → He's always slapdash in his work. ⇒ 说话要直接,别拖泥带水。 Shuōhuà yào zhíjiē, bié tuō ní dài shuǐ. → Say what you've got to say, don't beat about the bush.
English translation of '拖'
拖
(tuō)
动
(= 拉) pull
[地板]mop
(= 下垂) trail
⇒ 她的长裙拖地。 (Tā de chángqún tuō dì.) Her long dress trailed along the ground.