Drag one's feet
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 5Meaning
To delay taking a decision
हिंदी अर्थ
टालमटोल करना
Example sentences
The office dragged its feet for seven months.
To drag one's feet is delay dressed as process.
Daily use: Feet drag kar rahe the.
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SSC Exams before 2018SSC CGL 2016 (29 Aug Morning)
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
किसी को सोचिए जो तेज़ चलने के बजाय पैर घसीटकर चल रहा है। चल तो रहा है, पर बहुत धीरे। Drag one's feet यानी किसी decision या काम में जानबूझकर delay करना।
Picture someone dragging his feet along the floor instead of walking briskly. He moves, but very slowly. Drag one's feet means delaying a decision or a task on purpose.
Exam note
Options में synonyms: 'procrastinate', 'dilly-dally', 'dilatory'; opposite है 'expedite'।
Synonyms in options: 'procrastinate', 'dilly-dally', 'dilatory'; the opposite is 'expedite'.