初級英語口語：裹足不前

裹足不前
    fight shy of.
    at a standstill.
    drag one's heels.
    eg：the shy girl hung back and refused to participate in the contest.
    中英俚語俗語來源：李斯 ·諫逐客書：“使天下之士，退而不敢西向，裹足不人秦。”
    同義詞：停滯不前 get bogged down.
    反義詞：爭先恐后 the devil take the hindmost.