hem and haw
Example Sentences
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Most real estate TV quests are partially faked; many times, the couples have already bought the home they pretend to hem and haw over before choosing it in the end.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2021
“People hem and haw and they say, ‘I should suck this up,’” Ms. Bonior said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2019
He’d rather hem and haw, leaving everybody in limbo, than deliver bad news.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2017
Amid all the door-knocking last weekend, most of what voters did was hem and haw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2015
I was sure Miss Lacey was going to take it away, but she continued to hem and haw.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
