red ink paste

stick rigidly to ( pt , pp stuck )

cement

muddy

marsh

silt

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.