Word List -5
Willy- Nilly- Whether one wants it or not
Wishy-Washy- Of inferior color or quality
Tittle-Tattle- Silly talk
Tommy-rot- Nonsense
Topsy-turvy- Totally disordered
Trail-blazer: Pioneer
Shilly-shally- To hesitate in making a decision
Slap-Happy- Cheerful yet too casual
Snotty-nosed- Treating people of lower position roughly
Starry-eyed- Enthusiastic yet impractical
Strait-Jacket- A restricting thing, Stranglehold
strait-laced- Very strict in morality
Rabble-rouser: A haranguer, A fiery speaker
Rand and rave: To show one's anger shouting loudly
Rat-tat: Knocking at the door
Roly-poly: Short and Fat person
Pooh-pooh: To reject an idea with contempt
Namby-Pamby: Weak and sentimental
No-No: An unaccepted/unpermitted work
Moth-eaten: Outdated or old-fashioned
Mumbo-Jumbo: Complicated procedure with no clear objective
Knick-knack: Things of little value
Jiggery-Pockery: Dishonest/Cheating Behaviour
Hanky-Panky: Improper behaviour
Hebbie-jeebies: Feeling of fear or anxiety
Higgledy-piggledy: Fully disordered
Hocus-pocus: Tricks intended to deceive people
Hoi-Polloi: The common mass
Hoity-toity: A behaviour full of air of superiority
Hurly-Burly: Noisy and exciting activity
Fuddy-duddy: One having old fashioned thoughts or habits
Derring-do: Daring exploits
Gung-ho: Unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager
Dilly-dally: To waste time in hesitation to do something
Ding-dong: A fierce altercation
Argy-bargy: Noisy yet not serious quarrel.
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