HyperDic: drag_one[s_heels

English > 1 sense of the expression drag one's heels:
VERBstativedrag one's heels, procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydallypostpone doing what one should be doing
English > drag one's heels: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaningpostpone doing what one should be doing.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsprocrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
Narrowerprocrastinatepostpone or delay needlessly
BroaderdelayAct later than planned, scheduled, or required
Spanishaplazar

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