Drag Your Feet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Drag your feet What does Drag your feet mean?	If someone is dragging their feet, they are taking too long to do or finish something, usually because they don't want to do it.
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tug at (someone's) heartstrings What does "tug at (someone's) heartstrings" mean?	to make someone feel very sad or feel great sympathy for someone else	Seeing the young boy and his little dog tugged at my heartstrings.

spoon-feed (someone) What does "spoon-feed (someone)" mean?	to help or care for someone too much when you are trying to teach him or her something	We had to spoon-feed the new employee when we were teaching him about the new computer system.
if the shoe fits wear it What does "if the shoe fits wear it" mean?	if something that is said describes you then it is probably meant for you	You should not criticize someone for something that you do yourself. Remember that if the shoe fits wear it.
put one's nose to the grindstone What does "put one's nose to the grindstone" mean?	to keep busy doing one's work	I put my nose to the grindstone and began to work on my final essay for my history class.
tail between one`s legs What does "tail between one`s legs" mean?	feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened dog as it walks away)	The salesman was forced to leave the company with his tail between his legs after he lied about his sales figures.
on one's guard What does "on one's guard" mean?	to be cautious/watchful	I was on my guard when I went into the meeting with my boss.
put one's foot in one's mouth What does "put one's foot in one's mouth" mean?	to say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation	I put my foot in my mouth and said that I did not like fish just before my friend served me fish at the dinner party.
go along with (someone) What does "go along with (someone)" mean?	to go with someone, to accompany someone	I plan to go along with my friend to the ice cream parlor.

on the bench What does "on the bench" mean?	to be sitting/waiting for a chance to play in a sports game	The new player was forced to sit on the bench for most of his first season.
dredge up (something) or dredge (something) up What does "dredge up (something) or dredge (something) up" mean?	to uncover something unpleasant and remind people about it	The newspaper is always trying to dredge up bad things about the government.
nothing but (something) What does "nothing but (something)" mean?	to be only something	There were nothing but people who played wind instruments at the music camp.
a match for (someone) What does "a match for (someone)" mean?	equal to someone in a contest	The German soccer team was a match for the Brazilian team.

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Drag Your Feet Idiom