drag one's feet

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly. idiomatic
    — I have been dragging my feet about filing my taxes.
  2. To intentionally stall, to delay, to obstruct. idiomatic

词形变化

drags one's feet present,singular,third-person dragging one's feet participle,present dragged one's feet participle,past dragged one's feet past

词汇关系

衍生词
foot-dragging
相关词
delaying tactic long finger

词源

From the idea of walking while dragging one's feet along the ground, either from lack of enthusiasm or to intentionally slow down movement. Compare dig in one's heels (“firmly oppose”).
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