prunes and prism

• n. 吞吞吐吐；转弯抹角；装腔作势

prunes and prism的用法和样例：

例句

1. "I like nasty things better than nice things, " said Jessica, with such a prunes and prisms of diction that all the grown-ups had to laugh.
   杰西卡说："我喜欢那些令人讨厌的东西，而不喜欢好的东西。"她装腔作势的话语使得大人们忍不住笑了起来。