Is Shilly-Shally a Saying?
What's the Origin of the Phrase 'Shilly-Shally'? the Meaning Is Really Just the Same as 'Shall I, Shall I Not?' the Phrase Was Originally to Go Shill-I Shall-I...
What's the origin of the phrase 'Shilly-shally'?
The meaning is really just the same as 'shall I, shall I not?' The phrase was originally to go shill-I shall-I or, to stand at shill-I shall-I.
Who said shilly shally?
Thomas Jefferson uses the phrase adjectivally in this 1792 quotation from his writings: “I had heard him say that this constitution was a shilly-shally thing, of mere milk and water, which would not last.”
What does shilly mean?
: to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution.