foot-dragging

[foot-drag-ing]

foot-drag·ging

[foot-drag-ing]
noun
reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly.
Also, foot·drag·ging.


Origin:
1945–50; from the verb phrase drag one's feet
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Foot-dragging is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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