drag feet

drag your/its feet

to do something slowly because you do not want to do it drag your/its heels He knows he should make a decision, but he's dragging his feet.

drag your feet/heels

to deal with something slowly because you do not really want to do it (often + on ) He was asked why the government had dragged its feet on the question of a single European currency. (often + over ) We don't want to look as if we're dragging our heels over promoting women to senior positions.

See drag over the coals

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
RÍOghnach	-	Irish Mythology
Ermanno	er-MAHN-no	Italian
Gillespie	-	Scottish
Jenn	JEN	English
Ithai	i-THAY-ie (English)	Biblical
Gaea	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)