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
CÉSaire	-	French
Minako	mee-nah-ko	Japanese
Fantine	-	Literature
Avtandil	-	Georgian, Literature
Polydeukes	-	Greek Mythology
Dipali	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi