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pussyfoot - translation to russian
MUSICAL ARTIST
The Way You Do It
pussyfoot
['pusifut]
существительное
['pusifut]
общая лексика
осторожный человек
разговорное выражение
человек с мягкой
кошачьей походкой
американизм
сторонник сухого закона
глагол
общая лексика
действовать осторожно
вилять
темнить
разговорное выражение
красться по-кошачьи
pussyfoot
pussyfoot amer.; coll. 1. noun 1) осторожный человек 2) сторонник сухого закона 2. v. 1) красться по-кошачьи 2) действовать осторожно
to pussyfoot on disarmament
вилять в вопросе о разоружении
Definition
pussyfoot
(pussyfoots, pussyfooting, pussyfooted)
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 themselves.
Why don't they stop pussyfooting around and say what they really mean?
VERB: V around/about, also V [disapproval]
Wikipedia
Pussyfoot
Pussyfoot was a British recording act of the late 1970s. The act consisted of songwriter, producer and musician Mick Flinn, and vocalist Donna Jones. Flinn remained behind the scenes, and Jones was marketed as a solo artist.
Examples of use of pussyfoot
1. "We pussyfoot around far too much using diplomatic language.
2. Let‘s just hope the lads in the band pussyfoot around the little fellas.
3. Come on, let‘s not pussyfoot about with these Countries who just laugh at any diplomatic suggestions. – John.
4. Agencies SYDNEY, 12 September 2006 — Muslims should be more critical of terrorism and nobody should «pussyfoot around» the link to extremism, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday.
5. All this government has done in the past is pussyfoot around with stupid ideas, like amnesties, which do nothing at all to help solve this problem.
