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slow-walk

Etymology 1 alt. (context idiomatic transitive especially politics English) To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process. vb. (context idiomatic transitive especially politics English) To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process. Etymology 2

vb. (context transitive English) To punish, to chastise.

Usage examples of "slow-walk".

As he had at Shepherdstown, Barak wanted to slow-walk things for a couple of days.