Thursday 11 October 2007

Phrase of the Day 153: 'drag yor feet'

"to drag your feet/heels"


definition: to deal with something slowly because you do not really want to do it.

examples: "He was asked why the government had dragged its feet on the question of a single European currency.
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" We don't want to look as if we're dragging our heels over promoting women to senior positions."

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