verb ক্রিয়া বা কাজ

Dilly-dally meaning in bengali

ঘুরিয়া বেড়ান

  • Pronunciation

    /ˈdɪliˌdæli/

  • Definition

    postpone doing what one should be doing

    স্থগিত করা এক কি করা উচিত

  • Synonyms

    shillyshally (শিলিশলী)

verb ক্রিয়া বা কাজ

Dilly-dally meaning in bengali

ঘুরিয়া বেড়ান

  • Definitions

    1. To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.

    ঘোলা করা; সময় নষ্ট করার; গড়িমসি.

  • Examples:
    1. It is something to have been an old soldier, but more still to have been a doctor. There is no time to dilly-dally in our work.

    2. It likewise manifests the frankness of men who do not dilly-dally with terms, but who say what they mean, and who mean to settle down to a long, hard fight.

    3. No one can accuse the filmmakers of dillydallying; no sooner have the opening credits ended than we’re watching, via a mirrored ceiling, a couple writhing naked in coital ecstasy.

    4. “I wouldn't dilly-dally long if I were you,” said Harkless, and his advice seemed good to the shell-men.