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词组 drag one's feet
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Idiom
drag one's feet
Theme: DELAY
to act very slowly, often deliberately.
The government is dragging its feet on this bill because it costs too much.If the planning department hadn't dragged their feet, the building would have been built by now.

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!

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.
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