drag their feet

Before Mr Obama became president, the consensus was that the ascendant Democrats would merely drag their feet on trade matters.

In late September, China customs agents appeared to drag their feet at the nation's ports in examining all goods on the Japanese routes.

Corporations are ultimately responsible to their shareholders and will drag their feet to do what's "right" if it harms profitability.

With all due respect, if you'd ever worked in prison, you'd know why some inmates were bound to drag their feet.

The middle levels of Defense were now taking advantage of our injunction for secrecy to drag their feet.

Frustration often occurs at intermediate points as administrators and politicians drag their feet in regard to resource allocation.

The world believes that Iran should be stopped from developing nuclear weapons, but the allies drag their feet over sanctions.

But compared to museums and libraries, universities will continue to drag their feet.

Many governments do nothing more than pay lip service to the advice, or drag their feet.

He is not unlike those condemned persons who have to be carried to the guillotine or the electric chair because they drag their feet.

the ascendant Democrats would merely drag their feet on trade matters.

Billy and Sally always drag their feet when I tell them it's bedtime.

No employers like for their employees to drag their feet on any project.