pussyfooting
present participle ofpussyfoot
| 单词 | pussyfooting |
| 释义 | pussyfooting present participle ofpussyfoot pussyfoot verb[I] informaldisapprovinguk/ˈpʊs.i.fʊt/us/ˈpʊs.i.fʊt/toavoidmaking adecisionorexpressinganopinionbecause you areuncertainorfrightenedabout doing so: Stop pussyfootingaround/aboutandtellme what you reallythink. Hesitating
Examplesofpussyfootingpussyfooting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. For too long now we have beenpussyfootingaround. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I thought this restraint was takingpussyfootingalmost too far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot go onpussyfootingby means of little announcements by civil servants and others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is notpussyfootingbut a coherent philosophy of good government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet we seem to bepussyfootingalong without meeting what is going to be a very serious social problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Lamentably,pussyfootinggoes on and on and on as the chosen order of march, as these proposals so amply demonstrate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does not this problem show that the time has come to stoppussyfootingabout extending human rights legislation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that the public very much appreciates the sort ofpussyfootingattitude which has surrounded the particular incident over the past week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a sense of 'pussyfooting' around the problem. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I think it is time to stoppussyfootingaround this issue and be tough with governments and tough with ourselves. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English When will he stoppussyfootingabout and get on with it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sick and tired of ourpussyfootingattitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not time that we stoppedpussyfootingaround in the whole business? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us have nopussyfootingon that issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the message contained in his speech, so let him say so, rather thanpussyfootingaround the issue. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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