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Foot-dragging

//ˈfʊtˌdɹæɡɪŋ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The deliberate delaying of, or reluctance to take, obligatory action. also, attributive, uncountable, usually

    "I am glad to be able to say that common honesty, or some shadowy simulacrum of it, revived presently and sent me back to the hotel, though not without terrible foot-draggings, you may be sure."

Etymology

From foot + dragging, from drag one’s feet, referring to the idea of walking while dragging one’s feet along the ground, either from lack of enthusiasm or to intentionally slow down movement.

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