Drag your feet/heels

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To delay doing something, or to avoid taking action.

She's been dragging her feet on starting the new project.
Visual representation of "drag your feet/heels" - To delay doing something, or to avoid taking action

Often appears as...

  • stop dragging your feet
  • he's dragging his heels

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Disapproving

Idiomatic

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Visual representation of "drag your feet/heels"
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Procrastination Clue

Suggests someone is procrastinating, possibly due to laziness or avoidance.

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He keeps dragging his feet on filing the paperwork.
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Impatience Indicator

Expresses the speaker's impatience with someone's lack of action or slow progress.

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Stop dragging your feet and make a decision!
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Subtle Urging

Used to subtly urge someone to be more proactive or speed up without a direct command.

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They haven't dragged their heels like this before the deadline.
Visual representation of the word "Drag your feet/heels"

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