hesitate in speech 吞吞吐吐

“吞吞吐吐”，汉语成语，意思是想说但又不痛痛快快地说，形容说话有顾虑。可以翻译为“hesitate in speech (speaking)，prevaricate”。

例句：

她对她那件衣服花了多少钱有点吞吞吐吐。

She was a little coy about how much her dress cost.

别吞吞吐吐的，有话快说吧。

Stop prevaricating and come to the point.