10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAG ONE'S FEET»
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Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native
The talks between the lawyers dragged on for weeks. b. How much longer is this
going to drag on? c. That company is notorious for dragging on their negotiations.
Drag one's feet "Dragging one's feet" refers to acting slowly and reluctantly. a.
Boye Lafayette De Mente, 2007
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
1930] For a more polite synonym, see DRAG ONE'S FEET. drag one's feet Also,
drag one's heels. Act or work with intentional slowness, deliberately hold back or
delay. For example, The British had been dragging their feet concerning a single
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Chambers concise dictionary
at someone's feet or at the feet of someone under their spell; totally devoted to
them; in a position of submission, homage, etc. drag one's feet see under drag,
fall on one's feet see under fall, get or rise to one's feet to stand up. have one's
feet ...
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Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary
-alahsAthohslu- v.a. kick repeatedly. kalahsAthohsluhe7 I keep kicking her (z.) or
it. wa 7kalahsAthohslu 7 I kicked her (z.) or it several times. COMPOSED OF: -
alahsAtho- kick, -hslu- distributive. .alahsi'ti'sle- plus te- dualic, v.a. drag one's
feet.
Karin Michelson, Mercy Doxtator, 2002
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Exploring Idioms: A Critical-Thinking Resource for Grades 4-8
Background: To drag one's feet has probable origins in late 19th-century
American lumberjack lingo. It was the process of slowing down the process of log
cutting when using a two-man crosscut saw. Another explanation involves the
slow, ...
Valeri R. Helterbran, 2008
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The Sterling Book of Idioms
... to be standing As soon as he made that remark, Kirti was on his feet. to find
one's feet to get adjusted; to settle down Shishir hasfound hisfeet at the new
office. to drag one's feet to show reluctance It has taken him more than a month to
sign ...
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21st Century American English Compendium: A Portable Guide ...
Foot drag one's feet (v phr) To stall; delay. fancy footwork (n) Adroit evasion;
clever maneuvering. foot the bill (v phr) To provide funds; absorb costs. get (have
) cold feet (v phr) To have second thoughts; back out. get one's feet wet (v phr) To
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
The meanings of these idioms, and others with the word foot or feet, are: drag
one's feet to proceed very slowly, especially because one is unwilling. feet of day
a basic, but usually concealed weakness in a person or thing that is honoured.
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The Chambers Dictionary
... a foot; footbridge a bridge for pedestrians; foot-candle a former unit of incident
light, equivalent to one lumen per sq foot I 10.764 lux); foot cloth a pack-horse
cloth reaching to the feet of the horse; foot-dragging see drag one's feet under
drag; ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAG ONE'S FEET»
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Quick crossword No 13905
... 10 Huge success (3); 11 Traditional Christmas card bird (5); 13 V-shaped stripe (7); 14 Drag one's feet (6); 15 Describing Pooh or Yogi? «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Hungary-EU/IMF: a right old strudel
In Hungarian, to “drag one's feet” is “nyújtja mint a rétestésztát”, meaning to roll out the dough for top quality strudel, making it very long and thin ... «Financial Times, Jun 12»
