| 单词 | hem and haw |
| 释义 | hem and hawSEE SYNONYMS FOR hem and haw ON THESAURUS.COM Be hesitant and indecisive; avoid committing oneself, as in When asked about their wedding date, she hemmed and hawed, or The President hemmed and hawed about new Cabinet appointments. This expression imitates the sounds of clearing one's throat. [Late 1700s] Words nearby hem and hawhemal arch, hemalum, hemamebiasis, he-man, hemanalysis, hem and haw, hemangiectasis, hemangio-, hemangioblast, hemangioblastoma, hemangioendothelioblastoma The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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