drag one's feet

phrase

variants also drag one's heels
Definition of drag one's feetnext
as in linger
to move or act slowly I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort.

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“Drag one's feet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag%20one%27s%20feet. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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