pussyfoot
verb [intransitive] (informal, usually disapproving)- pussyfoot (about/around)
to be careful or anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset somebody (說話)慎重,顧慮重重 I realized I could no longer pussyfoot around. I had to say what I really thought. 我意識到我不能再縮手縮腳了。我不得不說出我的真實想法。