| 单词 | wishy-washy |
| 例句 | Covered with the same wishy-washy flowered material as the spread, the pillows evoke an Arab engineer more than a lord and master of the harem. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Or as she liked to see herself, she was born strong-willed, while a lot of the world was wishy-washy. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z These earmuffs have saved me from screechy subway brakes, piercing flutes, gross Noah sounds, trick or treat yells, wishy-washy Deb, and mean Kiki. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Now I slump in Murray’s, drinking wishy-washy coffee, while Cordelia talks and I wonder why I have agreed to this. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z How could a man who had been the warden of a prison—who was the Law Commissioner—be so wishy-washy when it came to what he believed? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “I just don’t know how to handle it. 1 feel so ambiguous. What kind of wishy-washy person am 1 anyway?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t have this namby-pamby, wishy-washy nonsense about not hitting people who deserve it. A good thrashing is what’s needed in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. Have you been beaten often?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Today, the term Hellenistic retains an unfocused, wishy-washy feel, if not a whiff of outright condescension. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Alarmed at what seemed to her to be a rather wishy-washy attitude on Melanie’s part, April didn’t go home until she felt sure they had reached a firm decision. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Was the vote a slam dunk or was it wishy-washy? PG? NC-17? She Made Such Calls for 30 Years 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Society is falling apart because of too much wishy-washy liberal parenting that has allowed kids to grow up in a sexualised culture doing exactly what they want. Joan Collins, political thinker? There are worse ideas 2011-08-23T14:47:35Z Whereas I think potential is, even if it's wishy-washy as a concept, as Dusty thinks it is, it's not restrictive, really. "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Nobody comes to church hoping to hear a wishy-washy sermon. Review | ‘Righteous Gemstones’ misses a golden opportunity to satirize evangelical piety 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Singer Austin Williams recently declared: "I can't see anything that compares to us," which invites dissent, but is preferable to wishy-washy modesty. Swim Deep – review 2013-03-01T14:31:07Z Why does Dirk — clearly an evil mastermind on the rise — care so much about his wishy-washy, rather inept partner in deviltry? Review | ‘Black Magic’ is an oft-overlooked thriller. Don’t overlook it. 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z “There’s not going to be any of that wishy-washy girlie stuff like: ‘I don’t know. | Television: ‘Ben and Kate,’ a Sibling Series With Real-Life Inspiration 2012-09-07T21:09:40Z Rogers and Kennedy made empathy central to their credos, yet as both documentaries make perfectly clear, there was nothing wishy-washy about them. Robert F. Kennedy and Mr. Rogers: Two icons of masculine empathy sorely missed today 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z We are told that Will was a wishy-washy anchor concerned only with ratings, but his conversion to truth-telling crusader is near-instant and almost without conflict. Dead Tree Alert: Blowhardball: The Not-So-Special Comment of HBO’s The Newsroom 2012-06-21T12:53:34Z Just because he is "positive" doesn't mean he's wishy-washy or has no convictions. Peep Show creators came within a week of making Flight of the Conchords 2013-05-21T16:31:51Z "I don't think positive entertainment needs to be treacly or sentimental or syrupy or wishy-washy; I think it can just be freaking awesome." For 'Backstrom's Rainn Wilson, oddball roles just come naturally 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Politicians are often equated to being weak, and wishy-washy, and easily paid off – Frank is none of those things. TV's most complex villains: 'Terrifying because they could be anybody' 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z They’re like unstable elements waiting to be pulled into a wishy-washy middle ground. In ‘The Earth Dies Streaming,’ Film Criticism That Transcends Raves and Pans 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z In my first marriage I was wishy-washy about having a kid. Nobody puts baby in a cooler! Learning to parent with first-world problems 2014-03-09T00:00:00Z But architecture is not sculpture, and under the right circumstances, with a thoughtful, not wishy-washy architect, even an admired landmark by a historic figure can change. Architecture Review: Hugh Hardy’s Tow Theater at Lincoln Center 2012-07-15T20:52:10Z But as a wishy-washy liberal who lacks the stomach for illegalising the game, whatever excellent Marxist reasons there may be for doing so, how am I going to cope with the next few weeks? Do you hate football and want to help the poor? Take up gambling 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z "Buttery but blah" sums up the wishy-washy feedback to Breakstone's. The best butter for baking comes from . . . Trader Joe's 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z These may sound like powerful attacks on the 1%, but they are wishy-washy in comparison to the route to social equality mapped out in French farce Ma Loute. Sex, ghosts money and sainthood – now playing at Cannes 2016 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z “She’s not wishy-washy. She knows what she wants and she goes for it.” Angelina Jolie Turns to Divorce Specialist Laura Wasser 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Anyone who thinks that mixed emotions are wishy-washy never met the work of August Strindberg. Reviews: ‘Mies Julie’ and ‘Dance of Death,’ Love and Madness in Strindberg 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z A lot of modern, wishy-washy nonsense if you ask me, the main problem being that they start from the ridiculous premise that a child is some kind of human being. TV review: Queen Victoria's Children 2013-01-01T20:05:01Z Poets are often thought of as vague and wishy-washy, but, like scientists, they can't be. When two tribes meet: collaborations between artists and scientists 2011-08-21T20:30:01Z He quotes Lillian Hellman griping to Pete Seeger about “We Shall Overcome”: “What kind of namby-pamby, wishy-washy song is that?” Books of The Times: Sing It Loud: Changing the World With a Song 2011-04-28T16:23:27Z A few right-wing cable-news voices are also heard taking shots at Mister Rogers’s belief in the specialness of everyone, which they take as wishy-washy, character-sapping progressivism rather than a straightforward gloss on basic Christian teaching. Review: Take the Next Trolley to ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z But, despite my wishy-washy moral misgivings, I must confess to enjoying Day for Night. Fran?ois Truffaut ? the man who loved actors 2011-02-17T22:23:01Z "There was such a wishy-washy look to his face that I decided to use watercolor." Courtroom sketches heading for Library of Congress 2010-10-13T20:31:00Z Rarely distracted, and never wishy-washy, Bradlee brought all of himself to the office — his strong dislikes, his loves and prejudices, his shrewdness, clarity, intelligence, animal hunches and instincts. Ben Bradlee: His sense of Style brought a new sensibility to features Suddenly, those wishy-washy spaces in the song’s title reveal a surprise tension, like the letters are being pulled back together instead of drifting apart. Perspective | Our biggest pop stars keep falling for lowercase letters (AND CAPS LOCK, TOO) 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The style is a kind of wishy-washy modern minimalism. Theater Review | 'The Duchess of Malfi': Sometimes Brothers Can Be Too Protective of a Sister 2010-03-08T22:18:00Z Cheronis, outside the presence of the jurors, called her responses “wishy-washy.” 12 jurors picked to hear sex-assault charges against Harvey Weinstein 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z O’Brien, meanwhile, sees statements that are left “intentionally wishy-washy” because “he doesn’t have enough insight into issues to actually know what he thinks about it.” ‘It doesn’t matter.’ ‘We’ll see.’ The Trump Doctrine is sounding more fatalistic every day. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z It would be interesting to know if Svidler was familiar with this game, as Black here adopts the same wishy-washy 3…Ne7 sideline and meets the same grim fate. The king of chess gambits can still be a royal pain 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Many songs on “Rise and Fall” have circulated online for a few years, but “Casual,” a bracingly candid ballad about a wishy-washy hookup, made the rounds on 2022 best-of lists. Meet Chappell Roan, L.A.'s queer pop superstar in the making 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Not to seem too wishy-washy here, but I think some of both. Seahawks mailbag: Will the Seahawks make moves on the defensive line? 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z On the campaign trail, Trump's rivals were predictably wishy-washy. Trump knows it is time for a reckoning 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, a bizarre campaign video from team DeSantis has been circulating that pokes at Trump's wishy-washy support/not support of the LGBTQ+ community while reveling in DeSantis' own machismo. "Who are you trying to help?": Pete Buttigieg reacts to DeSantis' anti-LGBTQ+ campaign video 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Buoyed by Dobbs, they plan to lobby GOP candidates in upcoming elections for state and federal restrictions on access to abortion pills —and to withhold their support from Republicans who seem wishy-washy. Politicians vie for ‘abortion vote’ on anniversary of Dobbs 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Well, given that and Brady’s history of being a bit wishy-washy, it makes sense that some people may wonder if the old man has another season left in him. Tom Brady insists he's done playing football. Can't imagine why no one believes him 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z “There has never been a declaration as clear as this one. Often these declarations are wishy-washy, trying not to ruffle feathers.” Nicaragua’s ‘Nazis’: Stunned Investigators Invoke Hitler’s Germany 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The United Nations says it wants to crack down on these wishy-washy climate promises. It’s not just Coca-Cola: Corporations have co-opted the UN climate talks 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z She has contacted her MP and local councils, but says she has met a "wishy-washy" response. New crisis looms for Ukrainians in the UK 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Defense attorneys argue that Danchenko made “equivocal” statements to the FBI and should not be penalized for giving wishy-washy answers to vaguely worded questions. Steele dossier source heads to trial, in possible last stand for Durham 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z That was too wishy-washy for Ms. Leavitt, who repeats Mr. Trump’s falsehoods unequivocally. In New Hampshire, a MAGA Rivalry Is Splitting House Republicans 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z He went back to in-person school for the first full academic year of the pandemic but it was “wishy-washy,” his mother said. More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them? 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z I reframed the invitations as suggestions of things to do, and would get a wishy-washy answer. Perspective | Miss Manners: Friends came to visit and barely left our guest room 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z A: I have that phone number that I’ve called over the years and either got voice mail or wishy-washy phone calls. Nabil Ayers has barely spoken to his father. But he has no regrets. 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z The rub for many is that the phrase sounds wishy-washy, as if there is an epidemic of hedging amid a new generation. Opinion | I Think It’s Fine to Say ‘I Feel Like.’ I Reckon Others Do, Too. 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z He has angered his neighbors and triggered harsh blowback from Ukrainian leaders for what they see as a wishy-washy reaction to the war. Despite Putin ties, Hungary’s Orban gains popularity before election 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z “We don’t have a wishy-washy electorate in Alaska, and we know that, and we’re ready for a change.” Facing new political reality, Murkowski considers a vote for Jackson 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “He’s been wishy-washy on a lot of things,” Gail Shaw, who lives in Florida, told The Times. Among conservatives, Cruz star eclipsed by the rise of Ron DeSantis 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z He’s argued in favor of local control, frustrating many for what seemed like a wishy-washy position meant to dodge tough decisions when all of us desperately wanted clarity. Column: Masks or no masks? Shaming or no shame? New phase of COVID-19 upends all we've learned 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z She has no patience with my wishy-washy notion that the brand-name schools will save the day by fervently recruiting more intriguing applicants like her. Perspective | What to do about affirmative action? Learn from the unstoppable Dominique Mejia. 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z And what makes me so angry and infuriates me is that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy-washy ideas, like defund the police. After 8 year old girl killed, an outraged Pastor Brooks asks if there’s any hope for Chicago 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Biden is “wishy-washy” in standing up to his own party, one woman said, explaining that she thought the president seemed more like an actor in a “supporting role.” The long slide: Inside Biden’s declining popularity as he struggles with multiple crises 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z At best it’s wishy-washy; more gravely, it puts one at great risk of also being boring — my greatest fear as a writer. Opinion | Where I went wrong in a covid year of column writing 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The UK might be left with a wishy-washy political declaration that aspires to more but doesn't commit anyone to actually do anything. COP26: The issues that stand in the way of progress 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z A: I don’t know if maybe this is a wishy-washy answer, but I don’t actually care that much about the word. An author’s reminder: Philanthropy isn’t defined by money 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z I’m too wishy-washy, noncommittal and eager to please to tie myself to a trend. A spectre is haunting the gentrifiers of Highland Park — the spectre of skinny jeans 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z “The wishy-washy vanilla candidate is going to be problematic in a race that is really all about energy and turnout and excitement.” Mar-a-Lago primary: Trump wields power with endorsements, but some in GOP fear midterm damage 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Newsom has come across as wishy-washy on the controversial oil drilling technique. Regardless of Newsom's motive, bid to end California oil production is a game-changer 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z “Now, it’s the hard work of getting to the people who are in the middle, who are sort of wishy-washy — ‘Do I want a vaccine or do I not?’ U.S. coronavirus cases drop as spring wave of infections ebbs 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Microsoft gave a wishy-washy response to FLoC for its Edge browser. How Apple and Google are dialing back the advertising cookie 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z But before that, when Wong was asked to interview employees for a manager guide on diversity and inclusion, she found many people were “wishy-washy” or considered DEI “preferential treatment.” For younger job seekers, diversity and inclusion in the workplace aren’t a preference. They’re a requirement. 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z But before that, when was asked to interview employees for a manager guide on diversity and inclusion, she found many people were “wishy-washy” or considered DEI “preferential treatment.” For younger job seekers, diversity and inclusion in the workplace aren’t a preference. They’re a requirement. 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z “The time for wishy-washy, and unreliable ‘Republicans’ in the House is over.” New Mexico lawmaker changes affiliation after abortion vote 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z “Usually, you don’t know right away. Usually, it’s all a little wishy-washy.” With ‘Warrior Spirit,’ a New Leader Pushes Sundance Forward 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Why use a wishy-washy weasel word such as “baseless”? Call his claims what they are: false. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Capturing the content and context of the Capitol riot 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z During the campaign, he has said Sullivan should have come out sooner against the proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region and suggested Sullivan’s now-stated opposition is wishy-washy. Sullivan, Gross clash in broadcast Alaska Senate debate 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z In Michigan, Mr. James has been attacked for being wishy-washy on the issues — including whether he agrees with the GOP’s rush to confirm a justice before the election. Barrett nomination could help energize Michigan evangelicals, benefiting GOP Senate hopeful James 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z I sort of thrive on discipline and pressure; the wishy-washy free time is where I get a bit more lost. Kingsley Ben-Adir is playing two American icons. Back in the U.K., 'There is no work' 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z And then there’s wishy-washy Arizona, which splits the year between Mountain and Pacific thanks to its refusal to participate in daylight saving time. Mountain Time Is the Best Time Zone in America 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z “He stood up for what we felt was right. And that was the kind of representation we need, not the wishy-washy stuff.” Has Lindsey Graham Become Too Trumpy for South Carolina? Not So Fast 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z He finds it hard to believe that a Democrat who is wishy-washy about Mr. Biden would vote for him because he tapped someone like Ms. Whitmer. Biden’s bet on frontline coronavirus governors threatens to backfire as resistance rises 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers in the capital, has also criticised the government’s “wishy-washy” response to the pandemic. Doctors warn of second coronavirus wave as UK lockdown weakens 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a body representing police officers in London said the government's pandemic response was "wishy-washy". Officer 'very disturbed' by lockdown behaviour 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z But many younger voters, who overwhelmingly backed Mr. Sanders in this year’s primary race, said Mr. Biden seemed like just another politician with wishy-washy positions on climate change and health care. Vote for Biden? Sanders Supporters Say It’s ‘Up in the Air’ 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z The point: If Rivera and his staff are wishy-washy about Haskins, kicking the can down the road has risks. Perspective | Ron Rivera’s tenure with the Redskins will be shaped largely by his first draft pick 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z “Utah’s Democrats are not just wishy-washy Republicans … they are core progressives.” Sanders to rally in Utah on the eve of Super Tuesday 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z A few other senators clearly wanted to jump on Alexander's bandwagon, laboring under the misapprehension that they too will be rewarded with Howard Baker-like kudos for their wishy-washy attempt to rationalize their behavior. Lamar Alexander's starring role: Why a retiring Tennessee senator took the fall for Trump 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z But it doesn’t say how the software does work, and instead relies on wishy-washy assurances that Core R3 “creates new realities.” Samsung’s ‘artificial humans’ are just digital avatars 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z If he wins the nomination, they might find that nominating an ideologically flexible, wishy-washy moderate, and counting on the unpopularity of the sitting president to put you over the top, is not a winning strategy. Opinion | Joe Biden is the Democrats’ Mitt Romney 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z “You’re the type that can’t commit to nothing/Why you always acting wishy-washy? Why you always say you ready for me?” 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “We always accuse the Democrats of being wishy-washy and twisting the narrative. In the GOP, for too long, we’ve been okay with weak leadership,” Muldrow said. In Georgia, Democrats find turning the state blue is easier to predict than pull off 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “Quid pro quo” is a namby-pamby, wishy-washy way to describe the crime President Trump clearly committed in his dealings with Ukraine. Opinion | Enough with the Latin. What Trump did was bribery. 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Rallygoers also didn't have a high tolerance for Republicans who are wishy-washy on Trump. Against impeachment, protesters urge Congress to 'let Trump do his job' 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Under the Trump administration, wishy-washy terms like “resilience,” “sustainability,” and “pre-disaster mitigation” are on the rise in federal agencies. What should we call "climate change"? It’s political. 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Our wishy-washy president needs to show some resolve. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z There’s no denying how strange this GM search has been, and I still worry that the wishy-washy approach has cost the Wizards a chance to do something bold during this seminal NBA summer. Perspective | Wizards lack a leader, a vision and a plan. But apart from that, they’re fine. 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Nothing, absolutely nothing, is more important than getting that mean-spirited, embarrassingly gauche, wishy-washy blowhard out of the White House. Opinion | All these wannabe Democratic nominees are wasting everybody’s time 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z But you have to wonder whether it really sparked a revolution just so NBA players could be illogical and wishy-washy a half-century later. Perspective | If the Warriors and Raptors can’t keep star free agents, who can? 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z It is easy to see the move as wishy-washy leniency from a governor who won’t sign death warrants, leaving them to his Secretary of Corrections even though Pennsylvania hasn’t actually executed anyone in 20 years. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z And remarkably, a number of the promises aren’t the typical wishy-washy legalese you might expect. Read Google’s new Nest privacy promise and tell me if you’re swayed 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “It sounds like a law-school exam,” he said, adding that the report sounded wishy-washy. Dershowitz says 'shame on Mueller,' calls Russia probe findings bad news for CNN 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z I read the editorial in the Harvard Crimson, which was very wishy-washy about this, which I guess I probably wrongly assumed was indicative of larger student opinion. A Harvard Law School Professor Defends His Decision to Represent Harvey Weinstein 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Kerry struggled to define himself and his vision, which ironically made it easier for the right-wing propaganda machine to paint him as wishy-washy and a wimp. Do Democrats need to play it safe to win in 2020? History says otherwise 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Paul Dyson, the president of the nonprofit Rail Passenger Assn. of California and Nevada, said Newsom’s comments were “very vague and wishy-washy,” and could hamper future efforts to secure funding and complete the project. How the bullet train went from peak California innovation to the project from hell 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Asked about the “Green New Deal” being crafted by Democrats to dramatically curb emissions and heavily invest in clean-energy jobs and infrastructure, he praised it as a “bold” start that avoided “wishy-washy change.” Beto O’Rourke’s immigration plan: No wall, few specifics 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Not only did he produce the most wishy-washy help wanted ad, but he also hired three people for the same job because he simply couldn’t say “no.” 'Last Man Standing' Season 7, Episode 8 recap: What happened in 'HR's Rough n' Stuff'? 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z "They thought he was a bit wishy-washy, vague and idealistic. So they toughened up the terms of the Armistice." The letters that ended World War One 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z They say Parliament is unlikely to accept an EU proposal that includes a big divorce payment, customs checks inside U.K. territory and a “blind Brexit”—a wishy-washy declaration that provides no certainty about the future. Brexit Dilemmas Top Agenda at EU’s Salzburg Summit 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z While Jordan may be disappointingly wishy-washy on matters outside of basketball, he was a radical force of change within the league. Trump tweet exposes differing drives of LeBron James and Michael Jordan 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z “But in North Korea, one dictator decides. The North Korean regime is monolithic; ours is wishy-washy.” Remember the 'axis of evil'? There's one member left, and it's chances for a Trump summit look dim 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z As for Nancy herself, she’s the most wishy-washy of fabulists, looking blank and uncertain as she steps into Leo and Ellen’s beautiful home, full of books and food and love. Andrea Riseborough brings complexity to an emotional void in the melancholic 'Nancy' 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z “If we end up with more people that are just wishy-washy, then I think our country is in danger.” For Giuliani (Boo!), Yankee Stadium Is No Longer a Safe Space 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Part of the problem is how companies are set up, and part of it is that “personal information” is a wishy-washy category. No one’s ready for GDPR 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z “He’s not been in the state forever and he’s been wishy-washy, flip-flopped on issues over the years,” said Eugene Christensen, a 55-year-old delegate from Bear River City. Romney Failed to Win at Utah Convention, but Few Believe He’s Doomed 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z But Huffman has often been wishy-washy on moderating the more complex gray areas in between innocuous content and those extreme examples. Reddit CEO says racism is permitted on the platform, and users are up in arms 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z This overhaul, referred to by the wishy-washy slogan “Beautiful China” involves tougher trade-offs than the flat-out dash for growth of the past. Can Xi Jinping make use of the power he has accumulated? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z They remain at five while we wait for Grayson Allen’s final shot in regulation to make its wishy-washy tour of the rim and the backboard, while 17,579 spectators stare at it, still inhaling, and . After two weeks of madness, one darling and three cuddly behemoths remain 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z I thought it would be wishy-washy, preachy and individualized, and my reaction would be, ‘Oh, great, your life turned out amazing, but I don’t know what to do with this information.’ ‘Lean In’: Five Years Later 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Sounds a bit wishy-washy, but maybe it was supposed to attract social-impact investors. Stocks Weren’t Made for Social Climbing 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Roark allowed six earned runs in Philadelphia, which was part of his wishy-washy September. Tanner Roark, Gio Gonzalez… Max Scherzer are options for Game 5? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z If looking like a line is too wishy-washy for you, maybe you’d prefer thinking of the ways an ant confined to a circle could move. A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The 1-Dimensional Sphere 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z However, for our interior world, we rely on things that are wishy-washy. Attain Golf Enlightenment: Meet The Real Guru Of Golf - Golf Digest 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Yet if many Germans seem satisfied enough with their leader, others are unhappy with the wishy-washy consensus of the main political parties. Far-Right German Party Is Poised to Break Postwar Taboo 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “Hogan was late to the table, and he was wishy-washy to his opposition to this,” Ms. Matthews said. Larry Hogan, Donald Trump linked by Maryland Democrats 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z As for Delevingne, she goes through the picture wearing an expression that seems stuck somewhere between disapproval of and boredom with the wishy-washy Valerian. ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ review: It boldly goes where better films have gone before 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z In Maryland, Democratic Party chair Kathleen Matthews knocked Hogan on Wednesday for what she described as a “lack of leadership” in preventing Republicans in Congress from scaling back the ACA and called his position “wishy-washy.” Republicans running for governor put in a tough position by Trump health cuts 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In light of the Republican Party’s wishy-washy response to Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, however, it’s clear that it isn’t just Trump who is no Goldwater. The Republicans wish they had Barry Goldwater right now 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Berner made it a point to pull away all the other instruments on the track to show Seagal the “wishy-washy” guitar riff was still in the song. Northfield chef once performed in ‘80s new-wave band 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Once prone to portrayals that were wishy-washy or moralizing, TV and its storytellers are increasingly treating abortion as a simple reality for many women. From 'Jane the Virgin' to 'Scandal,' TV series are taking a matter-of-fact approach to abortion storylines 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z As Macron was discussing foreign policy, Le Pen portrayed him as wishy-washy, muttering: “It’s empty, completely empty.” Marine Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron clash in France’s first election TV debate 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z In the face of this, to insist on kindness in public may seem wishy-washy. Populists blame poor behaviour on migrants – but these fearmongers are less civil than most primary school kids 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The essential cooperative qualities that any society needs to be halfway functioning are currently considered not only unrealistic but wishy-washy, passé and rather niche. Madam president: are female leaders better for women? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z “The news coverage of the transition of the most unqualified man ever elected to the White House is as weak and wishy-washy as it was at the outset of his campaign.” A glaring Trump transition story hiding in plain sight: Trump is historically unpopular 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “I think the Republican base in Texas appreciates loyalty,” Smith said, “and I think they appreciate folks not being wishy-washy.” Speculation mounts on race between top 2 Texas Republicans 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Buckley and Mr. Harrison, meanwhile, were less wishy-washy in their responses to the AFL-CIO, telling the group — as each has also stated publicly — that the job is full-time. Keith Ellison privately vows to relinquish seat in Congress in bid for DNC chairmanship 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z “We need a centre that is not a flabby, lowest-common-denominator wishy-washy between the left and the right. We need something strong and muscular that is providing answers to the challenges we face.” Tony Blair calls for 'strong and vibrant' centrist voices during Washington visit 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z “She would be not a wishy-washy kind of conservative. People who don’t want any more Souters wouldn’t have to worry about her.” Trump’s Supreme Court List: Ivy League? Out. The Heartland? In. 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z While only a few other players, including Boston, spoke loudly and clearly about what was happening in the city, Newton took the wishy-washy, less courageous route. Are You Ready for Some Football … and Riot Gear and Pepper Spray? 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z “Since we haven’t had a female president, it’s tough to hear something as vague and wishy-washy as the perception of being ‘presidential,’ ” she says. How could sexism hurt Clinton in the debates? These female high school debaters know. 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Companies would be much better off forgetting wishy-washy goals like encouraging contentment. Against happiness 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z A: There are a few home remedies many people find helpful, though the science is wishy-washy. Is There a Natural Solution for Motion Sickness? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z But on Friday she told the Wall Street Journal that "wishy-washy positions" on core positions would result in "massive disappointment". Sarah Palin warns Donald Trump on deportation U-turn - BBC News 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z “It’s kind of a scary time to have such a wishy-washy presidential election,” said David Searle, 25, a software engineer in Portland, Maine. For millennial voters, the Clinton vs. Trump choice ‘feels like a joke’ 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z “If he didn’t, he was kind of wishy-washy.” How a barroom shooting led to a new state park in West Texas 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z “Her stance on everything is always so wishy-washy. It’s very obvious that corporate media is behind her. And if you look past the corporate media, she’s always changing her mind.” Clinton leads Sanders in South Dakota Democratic primary 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Cain said the establishment should help the controversial front-runner clarify any misconceptions about his policies, instead of “being wishy-washy” and “afraid” of his nomination. Herman Cain to #NeverTrump crowd: ‘Get your egos out of the way’ 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z By contrast, establishment politicians are wishy-washy, thoroughly compromised if not corrupt and, perhaps worst of all, boring. Is U.S. ‘presidentialist’ democracy failing? 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z But behind the wishy-washy facade is someone comfortable in his own skin, who encourages others to be the same, and who’s willing to bust a move when he thinks nobody else is looking. Chiefs’ Reid grades low on dance moves, high on personality 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Supporters of the pledge, which they call a “statement of affirmation,” say it is designed to prevent Democrats and wishy-washy Republicans from choosing the party’s nominee. Trump’s objections to Va. voter pledge are stirring divisions in state GOP 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Bush said his tough steps helped to prevent a recurrence of the 9/11 attacks, and voters agreed with his assessment that Kerry was too indecisive and wishy-washy. The National Security Test 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z She wavered in her position on stage, allowing her competitors to jump on the moment and gain traction painting her as wishy-washy and non-committal. Democratic debate: Will the kid gloves come off? 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z “But sometimes I think you also get frustrated with kind of the wishy-washy, more liberal versions where anything goes,” Mr. Obama said, referring to Ms. Robinson. Obama: Christians who take religion most seriously ‘suspicious of those not like them’ 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z “Hillary might be too wishy-washy for me,” she said. Democrats head to Nevada hoping to win debate – and crucial Latino support 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Further, there is no wishy-washy "we" when the former CEO talks about her record. You Don't Have to Smile to Win 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Tai says many people who were somewhat “wishy-washy” about politics are now more committed towards the goal of genuine democracy. Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution, One Year Later 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “Anyone that was wishy-washy and partying or not working hard was eliminated,” Bob said. Tour Specialists Owe Much to Bryans for Standing Up for Doubles 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The one scholar quoted against it is allowed one wishy-washy quote. ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, however, the color didn’t translate well on TV, and came across as simply faded and wishy-washy. Presidential Debate Fashions: Windows Into a Candidacy 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z "In the past, we've only seen men get nominated, but in this election, the men are all wishy-washy, and the women are more capable and courageous, that's why we support them." The women who could lead Taiwan - BBC News 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z When you’re trying to shop for a child with a severe peanut allergy, wishy-washy language is the last thing you want to see on a food label. You Asked: Can I Trust Allergy Warnings On Food Labels? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He’s a gawky, fresh-faced and strangely earnest young thing, messing about with cheery folk music and wishy-washy new wave, mooning over puppy love and magical lighthouses and other such nonsense. Pulp: 10 of the best 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z The tastemakers behind the scenes at chain restaurants appear to be working on the premise that if you’re going to make food that’s bad for people, don’t be wishy-washy about it. 5 Fast Food Mashup Monstrosities You Know You Want to Try 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Far better that than some wishy-washy PR rubbish of the sort F1 fell into for several years. Brazil, Schumacher & a big hangover 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z You simply cannot afford to be wishy-washy when communicating your career goal to someone who wants to help. Veterans Need a Good Elevator Pitch, Too 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z That someone wishy-washy approach looks to be changing somewhat with the announcement today of general availability of Coho’s first all-flash storage node. Coho Reels In A $30M Series C To Fuel Future Storage 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The Republicans’ best hope is to nominate somebody who is unafraid to speak — not a Romneyesque somebody who is as cautious and wishy-washy as Clinton is. Jeb Bush’s alarming caution 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z So maybe they’re like pretty wishy-washy takeaways, but they’ve really played a major role in helping me develop as a mathematician. Theoretical Mathematician Says There’s No Such Thing as a Hard Problem 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Cameron’s current coalition partner, the Liberal Democrats, appear to be heading for their own shellacking after redefining wishy-washy by running simultaneously to the left and right of every other major party. How we got here: The wishy-washy candidates of Britain's close election 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The wishy-washy advice is a disservice to women’s health. Task Force Punts On Women Under 50, Jeopardizing Access to Mammograms 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The campaign against Baker is an early show of muscle from hawks trying to send a message: there is no room in the party for wishy-washy, naive diplomats. It’s Bill Kristol’s party: Why there’s no room for GOP foreign policy debate anymore 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Other students said he was "odd", "more humble than I expected", and "a bit wishy-washy". Kanye West speaks to Oxford University students 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In short, Governor Jeb Bush wasn’t some sort of wishy-washy moderate. What Type of Conservative Is Jeb Bush? 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z This is a two-fold offense: "'Thinking,' 'feeling' and 'believing' are wishy-washy for the business environment," Slayter says, "And you really aren't in a position to judge if you're a perfect fit or not." 5 Cover Letter Cliches That Make Employers Cringe 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z But he could bring an element of steel to an administration which has so often seemed wishy-washy. US needs to show it's still top dog 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Someone who is wishy-washy or uncertain about the company they are building does not seem like a desirable investment. Behind the Curtain: What VCs Really Think About CEOs 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “As a coach, you don’t want to be wishy-washy,” Gruden said. Colt McCoy ineffective, injured as Redskins’ QB situation gets murkier 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z These are not wishy-washy middle-of-the-road academics with a vaguely conservative aroma. The Intellectual Foundation for Monetary Reform is Falling Into Place 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Rick is also stepping up, leaving behind the wishy-washy half-Rick he’s been for so long and taking matters into his own hands. 'The Walking Dead' Season 5, Episode 7 Review: Crossed And Double-Crossed 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z In fact, Pica wasn’t troubled that so many moderate Democrats with “wishy-washy positions on oil and gas” lost their seats this month. Purity politics, Democrat-style This wishy-washy nonsense caused Rice to blast the Germans in a lecture that featured “a rare diplomatic appearance” of “a certain word beginning with ‘mother.’ An Obama-McConnell summit? Knob Creek will drink to that. Unlike its sometimes annoyingly wishy-washy heroine, this is a movie that knows just where it’s going, and finds joy in the journey. ‘Laggies’ movie review: For Keira Knightley, growing up is hard to do Leading indicators on capital spending are wishy-washy along with new housing starts. Pray For $100 Oil And 30-Year Treasuries At 4.5% 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z That low rate of wishy-washy riders is good news for Lyft. Why Uber and Lyft Should Be Focusing Overseas 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Ask before you introduce, but once you get an affirmative answer, don’t be wishy-washy — put your friends together for everybody’s benefit! How To Make A Business Introduction 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z There’s plenty of oil supply in the world while technology, the banks and consumer cyclicals are tough calls in a wishy-washy economic setting. Independent Money Pools Losing Faith In America 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The most powerful member of its congressional delegation, an implacable foe of the president, was tossed out in a primary for being too wishy-washy. Bob McDonnell’s Corruption Trial in Virginia Symbolizes Growing Political Partisanship 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z But nobody — carnivore, vegetarian or that wishy-washy oddity known as the flexitarian — wants to eat like that when the temperature hits an oppressive 90 degrees, as it so frequently does during July and August. The summertime vegetarian: A field guide for indulging in the season’s bounty At the very least, we might conclude that “spiritual but not religious” isn’t necessarily vague or wishy-washy. Examining the Growth of the ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z “They should be able to give a definitive point of view one way or the other rather than creating more ambiguity and uncertainty with their wishy-washy statement,” he said. F.D.A. Rule May Alter Cheese-Aging Process 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z But then Martin is a Jesuit, and so of course he wants those wishy-washy spiritual believers to sign up to his organised faith. Religious but not spiritual 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Even Georgia Democratic senate candidate Michelle Nunn and gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter, who have been wishy-washy on the law, support Medicaid expansion – and that’s partly because polls show 59 percent of Georgians support it too. Making the GOP pay for Medicaid obstruction 2014-04-21T18:02:00Z Those they see as wishy-washy have been removed, their replacements sent to Washington with the message "don't fit in, fight". Why America doesn't work 2013-10-29T01:21:27Z “It’s time to stop all this wishy-washy stuff.” Democrats Go for a Senate Gain as G.O.P. Rivals Vie in Georgia 2013-09-01T00:59:44Z For now, the wishy-washy nature of Witty's account is understandable. GlaxoSmithKline should have seen the warning signs in China 2013-07-24T18:58:13Z As noted above, the SEC already extracted a $550m settlement from Goldman back in 2010, with one of those wishy-washy "neither admit nor deny" agreements that let the bank avoid actual responsibility. By prosecuting Fabrice Tourre but not Goldman Sachs, the SEC courts failure 2013-07-15T17:04:46Z But there’s that chicken-and-egg problem again: Maybe black voter turnout wouldn’t fall as much if white Democrats weren’t so wishy-washy about Obama’s signature achievement? Making the GOP pay for Medicaid obstruction 2014-04-21T18:02:00Z When it was marketing’s turn, we’d talk about “influence” and “messaging” – wishy-washy things that executives budgeted for more on faith than on data. Your Brand Promise Can Create Or Destroy Customer Loyalty 2013-06-16T15:38:00Z In this sense, happiness quantification is anything but wishy-washy. It’s the Economy: Money Changes Everything 2013-02-05T10:00:00Z "It was a very wishy-washy statement," he added. Green Blog: Obama on Climate Policy: Not Just Now, Thanks 2012-11-16T16:07:45Z Maybe it's my naive wishy-washy liberalism at play, but I do think that the penny is beginning to drop among the home fans that the Yiddo question is more complicated than it sometimes seems. Are Tottenham Hotspur fans really OK to use the word Yid at matches? 2012-11-09T09:21:00Z But Mr. Obama was also faulted for his “wishy-washy” position on gun control, and because his statement on the attack in Libya seemed weak. Party of Independents Analyzes and Criticizes 2012-10-17T05:38:01Z For many years, the Weather Channel avoided forecasting an exact 50 percent chance of rain, which might seem wishy-washy to consumers. The Weatherman Is Not a Moron 2012-09-07T21:02:28Z Thanks to a wishy-washy division, the Giants have not paid the price for their pitching slump, and are tied with the Dodgers in the NL West. MLB: five things we learned in week 19 2012-08-14T15:59:20Z This might sound wishy-washy but it is surely better than current arrangements which are injected with "buyer beware" get-out clauses. Kay report has merit but may be out of touch 2012-07-23T15:52:49Z Gone are the days when President Harry Truman demanded a one-armed economist, rather than his wishy-washy advisers who said “On the one hand, this” but “On the other hand, that”. Economic history: Muddled models 2012-07-20T09:47:55Z Resolutions that are so wishy-washy can be interpreted by every member state as they wish. IHT Rendezvous: U.N. Report from Rio on Environment a 'Suicide Note' 2012-06-24T04:09:26Z Were his wishy-washy answers in the debate merely an attempt to fool the center into voting for an Islamist candidate? Egypt’s Elections Lack a Frontrunner 2012-05-23T14:09:00Z “I’ve kind of been wishy-washy in using the three of them in the outfield,” Johnson said. Xavier Nady, Roger Bernadina to get more regular work in left field 2012-04-20T21:53:25Z Here is the breakdown: Orlando: Winner The Magic refused to react to wishy-washy whims of Dwight Howard. NBA trade deadline winners and losers 2012-03-17T01:42:27Z The question is, if the Bearcats finish strong, have they done enough to overcome that wishy-washy nonconference schedule? NCAA tournament 2012: Will 10 Big East teams make the field? 2012-03-01T15:48:54Z Rod Grod med Flode is supposed to taste of fruit but I think it has a wishy-washy flavour and the cream is fatty. Why the British food scene is going Scandinavian 2012-02-25T13:24:03Z The Bern Declaration, or EvB, a Swiss non-governmental organization, said the government's proposals are a "wishy-washy" strategy prepared for Swiss domestic consumption. Swiss Set Tax, Secrecy Revamp 2012-02-22T16:14:49Z "I want somebody that is separate from the same old get along and go along wishy-washy." Rivals unleash fire against Republican favorite Romney 2012-01-09T11:32:47Z "I would do so were I confined to the wishy-washy stuff people of my rank in England call coffee—bad in itself, and worse prepared." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z They have stimulated me so far to produce two lectures of wishy-washy generalities. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z “He’s not wishy-washy like some of the other candidates,” Ben said. Rick Santorum, on Campaign Trail, Visits Every County in Iowa 2011-11-03T02:39:39Z In voter focus groups conducted on Wednesday night in the political battleground states of Florida, New Hampshire and Iowa, the young mothers used words like disappointing, mediocre, wishy-washy and indifferent to describe Obama. Walmart Moms: Not giving up on Obama yet 2011-10-06T18:23:04Z I'm just like the general run of women, weak and wishy-washy, with dry powder in my make-up that anybody can touch a match to. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z “We asked, ‘What are you going to do about it?’ and again and again all we’ve gotten are wishy-washy answers. Students Object to Use of Sweatshop Labor on College Clothing 2011-09-24T00:43:44Z Instead, they rely on the same wishy-washy, ineffective governance that is at the heart of the zone's troubles. What's happening to a model healthcare system? 2011-08-24T12:28:00Z Italy is in effect getting punished for the bad behavior of others, especially the wishy-washy, self-involved leaders of the euro zone. What Italy Tells Us About Europe's Debt Crisis 2011-08-24T08:33:27Z I should think that Mr. Reed would have about as much respect for a namby-pamby novel as he has for a wishy-washy politician. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z By and by, out of this wishy-washy chaos, slowly shall arise the coast-line of a new continent whereon the redeemed shall walk: meanwhile, do not let us deceive ourselves. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Annie is rather sentimental and wishy-washy in her compositions, willowy maidens in the moonlight with garlands of flowers. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z And before you claim "customer service" as what makes you unique, remember that people don't buy wishy-washy claims as a point of differentiation. 3 Tips for Building a Valuable Company 2011-04-28T15:30:00Z And when you've once had recourse to the stimulant of bodies, you're like a man who's accustomed to strong liquors, and to whose vitiated palate simple drinks seem flat and wishy-washy. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The point is the market dislikes a wishy-washy approach toward handling inflation.” Indonesia Holds Interest Rate, Signals Bias for Tightening 2011-03-04T07:27:03Z She is unhappy with the direction of the wider Anglican church: "I abhor abortion and euthanasia, I'm pro-life and I think the Anglican church can be very wishy-washy about this." Home to Rome 2011-03-03T04:37:04Z But the implication is that the £190bn is a wishy-washy figure. Nothing wizard about Project Merlin 2011-02-07T20:38:48Z But there is a clear reason why these designs always come out so wishy-washy, and that's because the brief is near impossible to fulfil. The Rio brand: why Olympic logos aren't what they were 2011-01-10T15:03:01Z What research there is paints a wishy-washy picture of produce's influence on cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, for instance. Weight Watchers allows 'free' fruit, but reservations persist 2010-12-21T17:20:01Z “My research on living wages, I think, reads as kind of wishy-washy, if anything.” Pre-emptive Charges of Bias in a City-Financed Wage Study 2010-10-27T01:50:00Z "Honestly, I'm still kind of wishy-washy," Everett confides once Joyce is out of earshot. As midterm nears, Democratic activist sees fewer friendly faces in Arkansas 2010-10-17T01:12:00Z “She can be tough, but she is wishy-washy by nature,” said Max Brantley, a longtime political columnist here who is the editor of the left-leaning Arkansas Times. Blanche Lincoln in Lonely Uphill Race in Arkansas 2010-10-16T21:35:00Z Price said his caddy saw he wasn't setting his club at the top of his backswing and that the club was getting "wishy-washy." Boeing Classic: Price Closes Strong For 63 2010-08-28T01:00:00Z Cowards The coward's usual formulation of wishy-washy nonsupport is to proclaim that "they have a right to build it, but ..." Heroes, villains and cowards of the so-called "ground zero mosque" 2010-08-19T19:30:00Z Wait, "limit their opportunities" is kind of wishy-washy language; the way prejudice was used to defend murdering Irish Catholics and burning down their homes, businesses and places of worship. Why Catholics should thank anti-Catholic bigots 2010-08-17T00:20:00Z "He wasn't sure whether he wanted to be a politician or an academic and he's wishy-washy on key issues." Japan PM perplexes with his "alien" ways 2010-05-06T08:11:00Z "Behind this wishy-washy behaviour is the huge fear of the 'boulevard'... which has control of the debate." EU debt crisis: German papers whip up anti-Greece fury 2010-04-29T10:59:00Z "Getting pupils to talk through their behaviour is not soft or wishy-washy," says the former teacher, who is now brought into schools to improve behaviour. The latest weapon in tackling unruly pupils 2010-04-22T10:50:00Z He makes the case well, and without tossing in wishy-washy qualifications: Mayor Michael Bloomberg's speech in support of the Park51 project has been rightly celebrated as a courageous moral and intellectual defense of religious freedom. Heroes, villains and cowards of the so-called "ground zero mosque" 2010-08-19T19:30:00Z People are tired of the middle-of-the-road, wishy-washy political talk. Cuccinelli sues federal government to stop health-care reform law 2010-03-24T04:00:00Z I'm not being wishy-washy here, but cash doesn't earn anything. 2010-01-08T22:30:00Z Now it had never cost me a second thought to travel as a pedlar when making my escape from Scotland, but this wishy-washy nonentity of a name annoyed me beyond measure. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec "And they called him Cyril!—a wishy-washy name like that!" thought Cleek disgustedly, looking long at him. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel His own Sunday-school library is very likely filled with wishy-washy fiction for bright young minds that might be harvesting works worth remembering, whether of romance or history. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. What most of all convinced me, however, that the wishy-washy young man with the pea-green complexion must be playing some stealthy game, was the demeanour and mental attitude of Mr. Higginson, his courier. Miss Cayley's Adventures It says, and truly, that a wishy-washy sheet such as it, with its devitalized, strained, and bolted reports of the world’s vivid happenings, deserves to go under from sheer lack of interest. Carmen Ariza To expel these bad humours, we earnestly urge A dose, night and morning, of Russell's new Purge; Not the old wishy-washy affair of the fixture, But the new out-and-out Morisonian mixture. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Sometimes one or two strangers were asked to coffee, for this household was an old-fashioned one, and gave you good coffee rather than wishy-washy tea. Home Life in Germany I hate these wishy-washy love stories and would-be funny scenes. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice Say, it beats all hell how good tea can taste in a tin cup, and how wishy-washy it is in china. Free Air The average man has a horror of being considered a namby-pamby, religiously weak, wishy-washy, so-called Christian. Carmen Ariza Any other character is wishy-washy; it is goody, not good. Moral Principles in Education Rose then states that the Bishop of St. Asaph calls the new Volunteer Bill "the most wishy-washy thing that ever was produced." William Pitt and the Great War Utterly opposed to any such wishy-washy settlement of our national difficulties, I vote "no." A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 I have known for years that the little souls craved something more than the wishy-washy stuff that is given them in the name of ‘juvenile reading’—Heaven forgive the criminals! The Blue Birds' Winter Nest He would ring in turtle doves and azure skies and all the wishy-washy things in natural history and mythology and it was positively sickening. Side Show Studies A man with a feeble, wishy-washy expression holds by each hand a fierce, but subjugated tiger. By The Sea 1887 Peggy would think, if her own hair were only dark, or even brown,—anything but this disgusting, wishy-washy flaxen. Three Margarets Floods is a feeble word; a Highland spate is but a wishy-washy figure wherewith to represent the deluge. Post Haste Got so wishy-washy with so much water, that I can’t think quite clear again yet.” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea What with their tea and their coffee, their lemonade and ginger beer, and other wishy-washy, sour stuffs—why, the very thought of them’s enough to cause an involution of one’s suggestive organs.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found The wishy-washy sentiment would appeal to her, and she's of that partly educated type which thinks a Latin tag imposing. The Hand in the Dark This is the right sort of thing—no wishy-washy snivelling about a wounded heart and all that kind of stuff, but savage sarcasm, the lava of a volcanic spirit. The Bon Gaultier Ballads It was the most wishy-washy concoction that was ever put on paper. Dixie Hart Fathers are ignorant of the problems of family training; they oscillate between the wishy-washy sentimentality that permits anarchy in the home265 and the harsh, unthinking despotism that breeds hatred and rebellion. Religious Education in the Family None of the wishy-washy tittle-tattle interested me, in fact. Hearts and Masks There was Professor Toussaint, an eminent sculptor, some of whose monuments had been erected in several German cities, chiefly Berlin, works done in a wishy-washy Bernini style. Atlantis I'm no wishy-washy creature, to be your wife one moment and something you can't bear even to look at, the next. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Its views are Liberal-Conservative, and wishy-washy; its principal concern to remain in office. Town Life in Australia "You make a natural sympathy appear wishy-washy sentimentalism." Poor Man's Rock Give me, say I, your humming beer, with a body to it, in place of all the wishy-washy wines of the Frenchman or the Spaniard. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance There is a lot of wishy-washy talk about the Bolshevists, says a Labour paper. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 Ah! a nice wishy-washy smearing it would be if that assembly room were allotted to him; and he was doing plenty of dirty things to get it. His Masterpiece I should be sorry to believe that Mr. Bowles was fond of negus; it is such a "candid" liquor, so like a wishy-washy compromise between the passion for wine and the propriety of water. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals "What wishy-washy is this?" cried the Archivarius angrily into the bushes. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English I am led to believe by column upon column of wishy-washy twaddle in the morning papers, that Henley Regatta has actually taken place. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 9, 1890 He had no patience with what was artistically dissolute, luscious, or decorated more than in proportion to its animating idea—wishy-washy or sentimental. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 Well, the whole trick consists in pilfering his originality, and dishing it up with the wishy-washy sauce of the School of Arts! His Masterpiece His eyes are wishy-washy in spite of being brown, and he looks as if he did not have enough sleep. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel Of songs, the Star-Spangled Banner, America, Marseillaise, and all moral and soul-stirring songs, but wishy-washy hymns are my detestation. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature The wishy-washy literature and the wishy-washy morality on which it is based are not one stage more—or less—rotten than the libertine literature and the libertine morality on which it is based. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise "Faith, 'tis but a wishy-washy sort of stuff after all!" The Spy She was a wishy-washy person, sentimental, vapourish, altogether feeble, and she intensely admired Ida Palliser's vigorous young beauty. The Golden Calf Those are the epithets the wishy-washy always hurl at the strong; they put me in the small and truly aristocratic class of men who do. The Deluge In love with him!" cried Trix, looking up, her eyes flashing through her tears, "the odious little wishy-washy, drawling coxcomb! A Terrible Secret I'll make him think I'm a wishy-washy moonstruck girl, smitten with him. The Desert of Wheat I felt as if I rather wanted a little intellectual bracing, as if something of contact with intellect were necessary to prevent my getting into a weak and wishy-washy kind of thought and language. Excellent Women If his favourite aunt had the bad taste to throw over a promising football nephew for anything so wishy-washy as a lover, it was consoling to know that the wisher- washer might include an aeroplane. The Happy Adventurers Just why a man who knows men, knows how wishy-washy they are as individuals, should be influenced by a demonstration from a mass of them, is hard to understand. The Deluge The old lady and I had fully discussed the wishy-washy coffee question, when mine host returned. Four Months in a Sneak-Box He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines—deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 Your call to the rejection of the namby-pamby and the wishy-washy is of course inspiring. Pragmatism I always held you as a wishy-washy bourgeois and now you go and pull this thing off. Moral The third volume of your collected writings "Hector Berlioz" affords another proof of this devotion, which is highly to be valued in contrast with the far too general wishy-washy absence of opinion. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End I am so sick of this rotten, wishy-washy England. To-morrow? What must a young man be, thought she, who could prefer maundering among laurel trees with a wishy-washy school-girl to such fun as this? Barchester Towers Anything outside that range of thought was to them heresy, treason, or wishy-washy sentiment. Now It Can Be Told What must a young man be, thought she, who could prefer maundering among the trees with a wishy-washy school girl to such fun as this? Barchester Towers Neither does she belong to that miserable, wishy-washy, downhill class that sooner or later fetches up in a poorhouse. He Fell in Love with His Wife A violent-tempered child may be such because he is outraged by wrong; if so, teach him control but do not tell him in modern wishy-washy fashion that "one must never get angry." The Foundations of Personality His pale, wishy-washy eyes were swimming like lazy summer seas, though what blissful visions they beheld were beyond my imagination. The Sea Wolf |
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