drag one's feet

Idioms and Phrases

Also, drag one's heels . Act or work with intentional slowness, deliberately hold back or delay. For example, The British had been dragging their feet concerning a single European currency . This metaphor for allowing one's feet to trail dates from the mid-1900s.

Example Sentences

To drag one's feet over the downs of Trinidad is a very weary business.

From Project Gutenberg

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