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foot-dragging

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foot-drag⋅ging

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


Origin:
1945–50; from the v. phrase drag one's feet
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foot-drag·ging   (fŏŏt'drāg'ĭng)
n.  Failure to take prompt or required action: "The inquiry should be thorough and objective, while working fast enough to avoid any suspicion of foot-dragging" (Economist).
foot'-drag'ger n.
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