Dilly dally around with it In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "dilly dally around with it", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-06-02 08:06

Meaning of Dilly dally around with it (redirected from dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something) )

Synonyms:

Monkey Around , fool around

Dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something) phrase

To engage in frivolous or aimless activity with someone/something.

 

Instead of studying, he spent all his spare time dilly-dallying around with those papers.

If you hadn't dilly-dallied around with your friends this afternoon, you would finish your homework now.

I should have started studying for the exam last week, but I've been dilly-dallying around with my new video game.

Grammar and Usage of Dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something)

Verb Forms

  • dilly-dallying (around) with (someone or something)
  • dilly-dallied (around) with (someone or something)

The verb "dilly-dally" must be conjugated according to its tense.

 

Origin of Dilly-dally (around) with (someone or something)

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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