Idioms
hum and haw (British English)
(North American English hem and haw)
- (informal)
to take a long time to make a decision or before you say something 犹豫不决；支支吾吾；嗯嗯呃呃 We hummed and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house. 我们哼了几周，才决定买房子。