shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān

to hesitate

Senses

首鼠两端/ 首鼠兩端 shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān to hesitate

(idiom) to be undecided or waver between two choices; to shilly-shally or be hesitant due to excessive caution

References

synonym 首鼠两端/首鼠兩端 瞻前顾后/瞻前顧後
synonym 首鼠两端/首鼠兩端 踌躇不决/躊躇不決
antonym 当机立断/當機立斷 首鼠两端/首鼠兩端
see 首鼠/首鼠 首鼠两端/首鼠兩端