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| gain time(verb, expression, hold, keep) | |
| gentleman of leisure | |
| give the run around(expression, cool, delay, hesitate) | |
| hold your horses | |
| hum and haw(verb, expression, irresolution) | |
| play a waiting game(expression, cool, delay, hesitate) | |
| play for time(verb, expression, cool, delay) | |
| take out after(verb, expression, draw, follow) | |
| wait a minute | |
| wait and see | |
| warm a chair(verb, expression, stop, delay) | |
| slow coach(expression, inactivity, slowness) | |
| act the fool(verb, expression, idle, tease) | |
| afternoon farmer(expression, inactivity) | |
| be afraid(expression, irresolution) | |
| be irresolute(expression, irresolution) | |
| dilly dally | |
| do-little faineant(expression, inactivity) | |
| dodge the column | |
| fruges consumere natus(expression, inactivity) |
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