pussyfoot around



pussyfoot around

Fig. to go about timidly and cautiously. (Alludes to a cat walking carefully.) Stop pussyfooting around! Get on with it! I wish that they would not pussyfoot around when there are tough decisions to be made.
See also: around, pussyfoot

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.
See also: around, pussyfoot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Urbanooor-BAH-noItalian, Spanish
JohanYOO-ahn (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Mccray[mə'krei]
Yeho'ash-Biblical Hebrew
Fay[fei]
GarlandGAHR-ləndEnglish