Stop pussyfooting around! Get on with it!
•I wish that they would not pussyfoot around when there are tough decisions to be made.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pussyfoot (around) — in. to behave in a very cautious manner; to (metaphorically) tread softly; to hedge or equivocate. □ Come on and say what you mean! Stop pussyfooting. □ You can depend on the mayor to pussyfoot around while the crisis is on … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pussyfoot around — not have the courage to say what you think, wimp Say what you believe! Marilyn shouted. Stop pussyfooting around here like we re made of crystal! … English idioms
pussyfoot — pus|sy|foot [ˈpusifut] v [i]also pussyfoot around/about informal to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as making firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think ▪ You can t pussyfoot around when it comes to keeping kids… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pussyfoot — also pussyfoot around/about verb (I) informal to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as taking firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think: Stop pussy footing around, and tell me what he said! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pussyfoot — also pussyfoot around/about verb (I) informal to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as taking firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think: Stop pussy footing around, and tell me what he said! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pussyfoot — verb when the subject is the prosecution of abusive parents, we can t pussyfoot around Syn: equivocate, tergiversate, be evasive, be noncommittal, sidestep the issue, prevaricate, quibble, hedge, waffle, beat around the bush, hem and haw;… … Thesaurus of popular words
pussyfoot — puss|y|foot [ pusi,fut ] verb intransitive INFORMAL pussyfoot around to avoid saying or doing anything definite because you are nervous and do not know what to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pussyfoot — [v] be cautious avoid, beat around the bush*, be noncommittal, creep, dodge, duck the issues, equivocate, evade, glide, hedge, hem and haw*, lurk, play it close to the vest*, prevaricate, prowl, shuffle, sidestep, sit on the fence*, skirt*, skulk … New thesaurus
pussyfoot — [[t]p ʊsifʊt[/t]] pussyfoots, pussyfooting, pussyfooted VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is pussyfooting around, you are criticizing them for behaving in a too cautious way because they are not sure what to do and are afraid to commit… … English dictionary
pussyfoot — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, around the bush, be careful, be cautious, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, boggle, cavil, choplogic, couch, crawl, creep, dodge, duck, equivocate, evade, evade the issue, fence, glide … Moby Thesaurus
pussyfoot — verb /ˈpʊs.iˌfʊt/ a) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively. So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye? b) To act timidly or cautiously. Hey, I’ … Wiktionary
