drag one's feet
drag (one's) feet
1. Literally, to not completely pick up one's feet when walking, so that they drag with each step. Please stop dragging your feet, you're going to wear out the soles of your shoes.
2. To move slowly and reluctantly because one does not want to do something. We can't be late for the dentist, so quit dragging your feet and get in the car!
See also: drag, feet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
drag one's feet
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.
See also: drag, feet
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- drag (one's) feet
- drag your feet
- drag your feet/heels
- walk (one's) feet off
- walk feet off
- get a load off (one's) feet
- get a load off one’s feet
- feet first
- balls of feet
- balls of the/(one's) feet