DRAG YOUR FEET

DRAG YOUR FEET -She’s been four years with the guy. What was he thinking? I proposed to her mother after a week. -I proposed to her after half an hour. -Exactly. Where’s the lucky guy? -Packing. He has a cardiology convention in Dublin. -It’s a good thing that Jeremy finally came around. You might have had to follow him to Ireland this weekend. It’s leap year, you know. -Dad, do not tell that story again. -Why not? -It’s a family myth. -It’s the honest-to-God truth. That’s what Grandma Jane did to Grandpa Tom. They’d been dating for a while and he was dragging his feet, so she finally suggested they pay a visit to the old country. February 29th, Dublin, Ireland she hits him with it. Boom. Ring on finger, signed, sealed, delivered. -Well, I’m not going to have to pull a Grandma Jane. -That’s my girl. I’m finally going to get some grandkids. Leap Year (2010) I honestly do not like the trope of the sad husband or a wife who doesn’t want to sign the divorce papers, so they are, like, dragging their feet on it. Because you can’t do that. Romancing the Pod. DRAG YOUR FEET ENG: to do something slowly or not start it because you do not want to do it. RUS: “раскачиваться“, тянуть. SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED ENG: an agreement that is signed and sealed is officially completed. RUS: подписано, скреплено печатью и вручено.