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To haw and gee about

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Haw \Haw\, v. t.
   To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the
   driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.

   {To haw and gee}, or {To haw and gee about}, to lead this way
      and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or
      control. [Colloq.]

Haw \Haw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hawing}.] [Written also hoi.] [Perhaps connected with here,
   hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hue, interj. used in turning
   a horse to the right, G. hott, h["u], interj. used in calling
   to a horse.]
   To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of
   cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their
   teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See {Gee}.

   {To haw and gee}, or {To haw and gee about}, to go from one
      thing to another without good reason; to have no settled
      purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [Colloq.]
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