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单词 hem and haw
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hem and haw

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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 haw

hemal 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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