to-ing and fro-ing
not deciding
TRANSLATION
to-ing and fro-ing = hin und her, hin und her rennen, hin und her schwanken; Unentschlossenheit, Unschlüssigkeiten --- How important is this English word? to-ing and fro-ing: 2,940,000 Google Hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Member states (of the EU) engaged in a sad TO-ING AND FRO-ING before finally agreeing to contribute 7,000 troops (to help maintain peace on the border between Israel and Lebanon).
(www.spiegel.de/international)
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After some TO-ING AND FRO-ING between Britain and the Netherlands, New Amsterdam became the British colony of New York in the 1670s.
(The Lonely Planet)
(www.spiegel.de/international)
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After some TO-ING AND FRO-ING between Britain and the Netherlands, New Amsterdam became the British colony of New York in the 1670s.
(The Lonely Planet)
Did you
know?
to-ing and fro-ing
idiomatic phrase
- going from one method, idea, or plan to another in a way that wastes time when you are trying to achieve something.
(Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998)
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NOTE
To-ing and fro-ing is a prepositional phrase consisting of the prepositions to (indicating movement in the direction of something) and fro (indicating movement away or in the opposite direction of something).
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SYNONYMS
back and forth, hem and haw, back and fill, beat around the bush, dance around, shilly-shally, fudge and mudge
Note: shally and mudge are not real words. They were invented merely to rhyme with shilly (spending too much time doing something or making a decision) and fudge (to avoid making a decision or giving a clear answer about something).
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“My boss has been to-ing and fro-ing about my promotion for months now. I wish he would make a decision.”
idiomatic phrase
- going from one method, idea, or plan to another in a way that wastes time when you are trying to achieve something.
(Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998)
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NOTE
To-ing and fro-ing is a prepositional phrase consisting of the prepositions to (indicating movement in the direction of something) and fro (indicating movement away or in the opposite direction of something).
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SYNONYMS
back and forth, hem and haw, back and fill, beat around the bush, dance around, shilly-shally, fudge and mudge
Note: shally and mudge are not real words. They were invented merely to rhyme with shilly (spending too much time doing something or making a decision) and fudge (to avoid making a decision or giving a clear answer about something).
---
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“My boss has been to-ing and fro-ing about my promotion for months now. I wish he would make a decision.”
