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foot-dragging

noun
🔊/ˈfʊt dræɡɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfʊt dræɡɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the act of being deliberately slow to do something that you are supposed to do because you do not want to do it
    • Bureaucratic foot-dragging is a big reason behind the lack of low-cost housing, many activists say.许多活动人士说，官僚主义的拖延是缺乏廉价住房的重要原因。
    see also drag your feet/heels