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To have a casual romantic liaison with

To engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation

To waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully

To act, move or progress at a slow speed

To stay in the same place, position or level

To pause in indecision before doing something

To walk in a slow, relaxed manner

To deceive or fool someone

To waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters

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Verb

To have a casual romantic liaison with

philanders with

plays fast and loose

makes advances at

plays the field

gives the come-on to

commits adultery

behaves flirtatiously

has affairs affair

makes sheep's eyes at

sets your cap at

makes romantic advances to

plays games with

amuses oneself with

potters round with

potters around with

works superficially

potters about with

treats frivolously

plays fast and loose with

treats in a cavalier fashion

plays ducks and drakes with

treats casually

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“John can dally with a host of other women but never find in them the revelation of heavenly glory that he beholds after the most awkward kiss with the scholarly Lucy.”

Verb

To engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation

entertains oneself

disports oneself

diverts oneself

kicks up one's heels

occupies oneself

has a good time

engages in games

goes on a spree

lets your hair down

enjoys yourself

indulges in horseplay

acts the giddy goat

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“Eddie and Denise travel to the Egyptian coastal village of Dahab, where they dally in the sun and sand.”

Verb

To waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully

whiles away time

twiddles thumbs

fritters away time

whiles away the time

passes the time

idles away time

sits on one's hands

idles away the hours

kicks your heels

does nothing in particular

whiles away hours

fritters time away

whiles away the hours

puts your feet up

takes a breather

shilly-shallies

slouches around

sits back and do nothing

rests on your oars

takes things easy

does nothing much

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“There we would dally through the long night hours until the tinny clock sounded Reveille.”

Verb

To act, move or progress at a slow speed

“I do not dally while working, so do not worry about me milking the clock.”

Verb

To stay in the same place, position or level

shilly-shallies

takes one's time

takes your time

drags your feet

whiles away time

plays a waiting game

uses delaying tactics

gets no place fast

puts off doing something

drags your heels

blows hot and cold

pussyfoots around

takes one's own sweet time

uses dilatory tactics

puts on the back burner

kicks your heels

takes a raincheck

lets something slide

postpones action

suspends action

kicks the can down the road

puts down roots

establishes oneself

establishes yourself

fritters time away

scrounges around

sits on one's butt

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“I would want to dally there for so long that we got caught in the rain.”

Verb

To pause in indecision before doing something

shilly-shallies

blows hot and cold

pussyfoots around

sits on the fence

runs hot and cold

whiffles waffles

keeps changing your mind

fence-straddles

chops and changes

drags your heels

drags your feet

stays in the background

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Verb

To walk in a slow, relaxed manner

goes for a walk

goes for a stroll

circumambulates

wanders aimlessly

gets sidetracked

follows one's nose

moves aimlessly

goes off at a tangent

gets off the point

walks the tracks

stretches your legs

hits the bricks

gets some exercise

drags your feet

pounds the pavement

moves at a snail's pace

gets no place fast

travels on foot

makes one's way

goes for a constitutional

walks up and down

marches up and down

walks to and fro

walks back and forth

struggles along

walks confidently

walks arrogantly

shilly-shallies

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Verb

To deceive or fool someone

Verb

To waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters

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