drag one's heels in English

Forms: drags one's heels [present, singular, third-person], dragging one's heels [participle, present], dragged one's heels [participle, past], dragged one's heels [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=drag one's heels}} drag one's heels (third-person singular simple present drags one's heels, present participle dragging one's heels, simple past and past participle dragged one's heels)

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"drag one's heels" meaning in English

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