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drag one's feet

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

postpone doing what one should be doing

MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
shillyshally
pasttense
dragged one's feet
presentparticiple
dragging one's feet
thirdpersonsingular
drags one's feet
pastparticiple
dragged one's feet