DRAG ONE'S HEELS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Postpone doing what one should be doing

Example:

He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "drag one's heels" is one way to...):

delay (act later than planned, scheduled, or required)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drag one's heels"):

procrastinate (postpone or delay needlessly)

Sentence frame:

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