drag one's heels

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drag one's heels

verb drags one's heels · dragging one's heels · dragged one's heels

Synonym of drag one's feet. The Campaign for Borders Rail is considering commissioning its own professional research to support the case for extending the Edinburgh-Tweedbank railway to Hawick and Carlisle, amid concerns that public bodies seem to be dragging their heels.
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@misc{drag_one_s_heels_2026,
  title = {drag one's heels},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drag%20one's%20heels},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}