hem and haw

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hem and haw

to pause a lot and avoid saying something directly. When asked what kind of woman he was looking for, he hemmed and hawed and finally admitted he was looking for a party girl.

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Her hem and haws and squeaks can't help but be endearing, but she appears so unconvinced by the majority of her lines that the trickier bits (like the blithe acknowledgment of her late-in-life sexuality) come off as implausible. Gray Matters by Buchanan, Kyle / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) Even after completing its 10 episodes, its stars hem and haw through their definitions. THE ROLE OF THEIR LIVES 'UNSCRIPTED' PUTS HOLLYWOOD HOPEFULS IN A ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Day after day Hem and Haw returned to the cheese station, but there was no cheese. Change. (In Unison) by Pieffer, Phyllis I. / American Music Teacher More results

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Her hem and haws and squeaks can't help but be endearing, but she appears so unconvinced by the majority of her lines that the trickier bits (like the blithe acknowledgment of her late-in-life sexuality) come off as implausible.

Gray Matters by Buchanan, Kyle / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

Even after completing its 10 episodes, its stars hem and haw through their definitions.

THE ROLE OF THEIR LIVES 'UNSCRIPTED' PUTS HOLLYWOOD HOPEFULS IN A ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Day after day Hem and Haw returned to the cheese station, but there was no cheese.

Change. (In Unison) by Pieffer, Phyllis I. / American Music Teacher

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