to drag one's feet
1drag\ one's\ feet — • drag one s feet • drag one s heels v. phr. To act slowly or reluctantly. The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed. The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay …
2drag one's feet — • drag one s feet • drag one s heels act slowly or reluctantly He has been dragging his feet about whether or not to take the job …
3drag one's feet — ► drag one s feet 1) walk wearily or with difficulty. 2) be slow or reluctant to act. Main Entry: ↑drag …
4drag one's feet — verb postpone doing what one should be doing (Freq. 2) He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally …
5drag one's feet — idi cvb sts drag one s feet, to act or proceed slowly or reluctantly …
6drag one's feet — or[drag one s heels] {v. phr.} To act slowly or reluctantly. * /The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed./ * /The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but… …
7drag one's feet — or[drag one s heels] {v. phr.} To act slowly or reluctantly. * /The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed./ * /The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but… …
8drag one's feet — 1》 walk wearily or with difficulty. 2》 (also drag one s heels) be deliberately slow to act. → drag …
9drag one's feet — also drag one s heels phrasal to act in a deliberately slow or dilatory manner …
10drag one's feet — If you say that a person is dragging their feet, you think they are unnecessarily delaying a decision which is important to you. If you drag your feet, you delay a decision or participate without any real enthusiasm. The government is… …