Defer action
Drag one's heels and defer action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drag one's heels" instead a verb phrase "Defer action".
Drag one's heels
Drag one's heels verb - Postpone doing what one should be doing.
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Synonyms for Drag one's heels
Defer action and drag one's heels are semantically related. You can use "Defer action" instead a verb phrase "Drag one's heels".
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Related pairs
- dally and defer action
- dally and drag one's heels
- stall and defer action
- stall and drag one's heels
- delay and defer action
- delay and drag one's heels
- procrastinate and defer action
- procrastinate and drag one's heels
- drag one's feet and defer action
- drag one's feet and drag one's heels
- temporize and defer action
- temporize and drag one's heels
- play for time and defer action
- play for time and drag one's heels
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