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[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) povleči2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vleči3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vleči (se)4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) preiskovati dno5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vleči se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) ovira2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) požirek (dima)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) tlaka4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) travestitska obleka* * *I [dræg]1.transitive verbvleči, (po)vlačiti; pretegniti; nautical orati (o sidru); branati; preiskovati dno, bagrati;2.intransitive verbvleči se; biti dolgočasen, dolgočasitiAmerican colloquially to drag one's feet — namerno zavlačevati (delo)II [dræg]nounvlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani); figuratively tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager; figuratively mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo; American slang protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnostto be a drag on s.o. — biti komu v bremeto put a drag upon s.th. — zavreti, zaustaviti kaj
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drag\ one's\ feet — • drag one s feet • drag one s heels v. phr. To act slowly or reluctantly. The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed. The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay … Словарь американских идиом
drag one's feet — • drag one s feet • drag one s heels act slowly or reluctantly He has been dragging his feet about whether or not to take the job … Idioms and examples
drag one's feet — ► drag one s feet 1) walk wearily or with difficulty. 2) be slow or reluctant to act. Main Entry: ↑drag … English terms dictionary
drag one's feet — verb postpone doing what one should be doing (Freq. 2) He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally … Useful english dictionary
drag one's feet — idi cvb sts drag one s feet, to act or proceed slowly or reluctantly … From formal English to slang
drag one's feet — or[drag one s heels] {v. phr.} To act slowly or reluctantly. * /The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed./ * /The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but… … Dictionary of American idioms
drag one's feet — or[drag one s heels] {v. phr.} To act slowly or reluctantly. * /The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed./ * /The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but… … Dictionary of American idioms
drag one's feet — 1》 walk wearily or with difficulty. 2》 (also drag one s heels) be deliberately slow to act. → drag … English new terms dictionary
drag one's feet — also drag one s heels phrasal to act in a deliberately slow or dilatory manner … New Collegiate Dictionary
drag one's feet — If you say that a person is dragging their feet, you think they are unnecessarily delaying a decision which is important to you. If you drag your feet, you delay a decision or participate without any real enthusiasm. The government is… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drag one's feet — verb To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly. I have been dragging my feet about filing my taxes … Wiktionary
