Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “drag one’s feet” and its meaning is “delay, procrastinate, postpone action, put off doing something, use delaying tactics, take one’s time”.
Example Sentence: Historians have long argued that enslaved people and indentured (contracted) labourers showed resistance by dragging their feet or feigning (pretending) incomprehension of barked orders.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article he Guardian view on fashion in politics: how to rewrite the style guide and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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